It’s well known that animals such as elephants experience vivid emotions (as do other animals, such as dogs, dolphins, and even octopuses and bees). Elephants know friendship; they experience anger and, indeed, seek revenge sometimes; they even seem to be able to contemplate death. On a lighter note, elephants also love to fawn all over their adorable little ones—baby elephants—in the same way we humans do.
This is made abundantly clear by simply watching their reaction to the arrival of a new baby family member. A video was taken at the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand; an orphaned baby elephant named Dok Geaw had just arrived at his new home at the sanctuary. Never will you see a warmer welcome than when the local park herd ran to welcome the new addition as if they couldn’t move their legs quickly enough to greet him and embrace him in their trunks.
