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Asian Elephant Diminishing Numbers

NORTHERN THAILAND - MARCH 3: Elephants bathe and "dust" regularly to protect their sensitive skin from sunburn and infection. Here one throws dirt on its back after exiting a river in Northern Thailand, applying mud and dirt as a "sunscreen." Asian elephants - strong, social, and intelligent - have been trained for thousands of years for use in transportation, labor, and ritual. In Thailand, Elephants are of immense cultural importance, but their numbers are shockingly plummeting. In 1905, there were over 100,000 elephants in this land - now they are estimated at less than 5,000 - of which barely half are in the wild. (Photo by Logan Mock-Bunting

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Disappearing Asian Elephants
NORTHERN THAILAND - MARCH 3: Elephants bathe and "dust" regularly to protect their sensitive skin from sunburn and infection. Here one throws dirt on its back after exiting a river in Northern Thailand, applying mud and dirt as a "sunscreen." Asian elephants - strong, social, and intelligent - have been trained for thousands of years for use in transportation, labor, and ritual. In Thailand, Elephants are of immense cultural importance, but their numbers are shockingly plummeting. In 1905, there were over 100,000 elephants in this land - now they are estimated at less than 5,000 - of which barely half are in the wild. (Photo by Logan Mock-Bunting
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