Washing of the elephant

This is an image of visitors to this park throwing water over an elephant while it feeds. It is an the Elephant Nature Park which is a park for rescued elephants. There are blind, elephants, elephants with broken hips and elephants who are just worn out after lifetimes logging timber. Many of these elephants are into their 60's and 70's. Years of age, of course.
It is fascinating to learn and then watch the family groups and how their form life-time friendship and adopt blind ones to help them around. There are no elephant rides in this Park, just walking amongst and caring for these magnificent creatues. They are very large close-up!!