Baby elephant accidentally

[morrisf 0]

As read in Pattaya Mail:

 

An elephant owner who received an omen indicating he would lose something of beauty saw the prediction come true when an eagerly awaited baby elephant died at birth.

 

Tourists have always greatly enjoyed riding on Pang Daorung, one of the elephants at Ban Chang Thai, in Sattahip, trekking with her along the trails and down to the beach. When she became pregnant, her owner Buntham Srapmark looked forward to the birth of the baby as if it were an event within his own family.

 

But Buntham was uneasy. There were signs that the spirits were unhappy, and he had a feeling of foreboding that something bad was going to happen. He used a good luck charm to ward off ill fortune, and he prayed regularly, including the unborn elephant in his prayers.

 

At 17 months and seven days, Pang Daorung went into labour. Buntham tethered her to a mango tree so that he and the mahouts could watch over her. The baby elephant emerged, and appeared perfect with ears in a papal leaf shape and a white tail with a dark spot at the end. But in her convulsions the mother kicked backwards, her feet striking against the abdomen of the baby, and despite frantic attempts the newly born elephant died.

 

Veterinarian Daraka Thongthaiyanan and a team from the Khao Kheow Open Zoo came to take care of the mother’s health, taking measures to prevent infection and administering a saline solution.

[Krowdon 0]

Some things just weren't meant to be. It seems odd how the owner could see something bad coming though... I wonder what ramifications would have occured if something would have been done to disrupt the course of nature, and this baby elephant was saved? Hmm.....

[sam007 2]

Strange! how come onwer knew something bad is going to happen. I wish baby could have been saved.