Chiang Mai 60-Year-Old Foodie Elephant Struggles with Constipation, Keeper Steps In to Help
Talking about the job of a zookeeper, people often think it's about close contact with animals, cute and loving. But in Chiang Mai, Thailand, some even willing to pay to be a elephant keeper for a day, feeding, bathing and walking them. However, the British 'Daily Mail' reported on February 14th that a Chiang Mai zookeeper named Kitti Sak Kaweakn undertakes a task that might change people's ideas.
Kitti Sak Kaweakn is responsible for taking care of an elephant named Boon Peng (pictured above), who is already 60 years old. Based on the average lifespan of elephants at 80 years, Boon Peng is officially entering his 'elephant middle age'.
At this age, he doesn't seem to want to grow old, refusing to eat the dry hay Kitti Sak Kaweakn prepared for him, instead insisting on eating fresh green grass. Fresh grass is certainly delicious, but it's no longer suitable for it.
That night, Boon Peng was pacing back and forth in the enclosure, looking very uncomfortable. Kitti Sak Kaweakn rushed to find a veterinarian to treat him. The veterinarian observed for a moment and told him that the elephant was fine, just suffering from constipation. The solution was very simple, Kitti Sak Kaweakn helped him go to the toilet.
Giving medicine to elephants seems inappropriate, so how could he help it go to the toilet? Kitti Sak Kaweakn brought several plastic bags and taped them together into a garment, inserting his gloved hand into Boon Peng's body.
With Kitti Sak Kaweakn's help, Boon Peng quickly expelled about 22kg of feces. He also inserted his entire arm into it, hoping to completely solve the problem for it. During this time, Boon Peng made a rumbling sound similar to a human with diarrhea, which made Kitti Sak Kaweakn's heart pound. After all, his head rested by the 'flower stem' of the elephant.
After completing the work, Kitti Sak Kaweakn smiled and took a photo with Boon Peng's feces, comparing his face to it. The veterinarian explained later that elderly elephants have a slow metabolism and it's difficult for them to digest and expel fresh grass on their own. The zookeeper is the only one who can help him. Because only a long-term trust relationship can be established, elephants will allow people to have such a distanced contact.
This truly meaningful help is heartwarming. But I always feel the smell lingers a bit?
Source: Internet
