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Learning from our human and elephant brothers and sisters
Sangduen “Lek” Chailert was born in 1962 in the small hill tribe village of Baan Lao, two hours north of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. Her love affair with elephants began when her grandfather, a traditional healer, received a baby elephant as payment for saving a man’s life. Lek spent many hours with her new friend, named Tongkum (Golden One), and their relationship resulted in a passion that would shape the rest of her life.
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