The Kham Lha herd consists of many elephants, but everyone has the same favorite person.
It is Darrick from the SaveElephant organization, which is committed to helping Indian elephants.
When the pachyderms meet Darrick again after a long period of separation, touching images of a happy reunion emerge.
Kham Lha
The Kham Lha herd owes its name to the elephant girl Kham Lha. She had terrible experiences and suffered abuse before she was rescued.
Today, Kham Lha lives in the Elephant Nature Park. She is one of the elephants who can hardly contain their excitement at seeing Darrick again.
Here they come with a roar
Darrick stands in the middle of a shallow river at the beginning of the elephantnews video on YouTube.
„Kham Lha, Kham Lha“ he shouts, no, almost screams, when he sees his thick-skinned girlfriend in the distance.
And here she comes trudging up the river with a roar, or rather with the sound of a trumpet, and the whole herd trudges along with her.
A circle of good friends
A short time later, Darrick is surrounded by his elephant friends.
Everyone wants to touch the man and be patted by him, so that soon we can barely see him in the tangle of mighty bodies.
It’s not so easy for the stragglers in the group to get up close to their beloved Darrick.
Eventually, however, everyone gets the cuddles they’ve been looking forward to for so long.
Let’s shake our trunks
In the comments, user kroakie4 makes an interesting comment about the way the elephants use their trunks in this video:
„I love the way they walk towards him with their trunks outstretched. It’s just like how humans walk up to their friends, arms outstretched and ready to hug them.“
meanwhile, unapologeticallyme8513 tries to put himself in Darrick’s shoes:
„How empowering must that be to have a whole herd of elephants running towards you like you’re part of their family?“
Very true. Soak in that uplifting feeling for yourself now and watch the video!
