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Subscribe to RSSI love this photo. It seems as if the elephant was showing real affection for the driver and when I asked the photographer Paula Bronstein, she confirmed that he was hugging him.
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Sangworn, a mahout (elephant driver), stands with his elephant, Bussaba, 13 years old, at his temporary camp September 26, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.