The Death of Elephants - Chris Byrnes
Early this morning at around 4:00 AM (October 5, 2019), a herd of six elephants passed away in Thailand's Khao Yai National Park (was about 3:00 PM in Thailand due to an 11-hour time difference from the U.S.). Thailand authorities believe that the herd fell off the edge of a waterfall while trying to save one of their babies. Two other elephants have been spotted nearby on a cliff edge and are currently trying to be saved by rangers. Below, you can find a video from Twitter (from Edwin Wiek, mentioned below) of the two elephants on the cliff edge: https://twitter.com/EdwinWiek/status/1180397112510439425?s=20 It's important to note that an event like this is not a first. In fact, eight elephants in a herd passed away in 1992 at Haew Narok which is locally known as "Hell's Fall." As for the remaining elephants, this incident may not be emotionally fun for them. The elephants may endure an emotional toll of grief. They heavily rely on each other for food and...