Le sigh! My heart swells just looking at those
photos. Honestly, what can be more heart-warming than sharing bananas with your elephant-best-buddy while strolling through the water? Nazroo, the 58 years old gentleman and Rajan, the 60 years old elephant both live at
Radha Nagar Beach in
Havelock,
Andaman Islands. They've been best friends for decades. Rajan is one of the few swimming elephants out there who used to work for logging companies on the
Andaman Islands. Since logging was banned a few years ago, Nazroo fought with the authorities to keep his friend from being sent back to
India. At last with the help of locals and a few companies he succeeded and nowadays they spend their time eating bananas, swimming and chilling. And if you're lucky enough to stumble upon him on the beach, he might even take you for a little strool as well:)
Interesting fact: The relationship between the mahout and his elephant usually lasts for their entire lives, creating an extremely strong tie between the animal and the human being. Amazing! Darlings, isn’t that lovely?
P.S: A few years ago I fed apples to an elephant in our local zoo. It was super fun! xo
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