Naut's Tidbits & Snippets: And in Thailand: Orphaned Elephants…

By Nautikos - About Me - E-mail this page - Add to My Favorites - Add to Blog List - See other blogs in Everything Else

Thursday, July 9, 2009

And in Thailand: Orphaned Elephants…

Walking the streets of Thailand, you just might find a lone elephant pushing through traffic. Tourists don’t mind, but authorities have had enough. Their solution: offer the animals up for adoption. Some have already paid up to 500,000 baht (US$14,644) to buy an elephant. “[Elephants] are icons of... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Nautikos at 8:29 AM | add or view comments (20) | link to this | view only this entry
July 2009
SMTWTFS
2829301234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930311
2345678
Jun | Newest | Aug
About this Blog

Curiosities and other things I come across in my reading but can't spend much time on. Sometimes scientific, sometimes not, with sources wherever possible.

Recent Entries
People
Blogs

Previous: And Almost Everywhere – Chess More Damaging Than Video Games… - New Entries - Next: And in Kathmandu: Nepal’s Graft Solution - No More Pockets…

Headlines (What is this?)