An elderly elephant who was forced to give rides to tourists and was chained at the side of a road has finally found her soulmate after moving to her forever home.
The huge animal, named Sow, worked in the tourism industry for more than 20 years, having originally been a logging elephant.
“They got to know each other through time spent together logging, at tourist camps and during low season rest periods.
“When Sow and Jahn were reunited at Following Giants they were delighted to see each other again.
Sow and Jahn are now inseparable in their new home(Image: world animal protection)
“Now able to socialise with each other whenever they like, Jahn and Sow can spend many more years enjoying each other’s company.”
Due to the deterioration of her teeth, Sow was unable to eat properly, and worried vets saw she was getting very thin.
George said: “Once elderly elephant’s last set of teeth are no longer sharp, they can’t eat the range of food they need to.
Keepers have been moved by the close bond between the elephants(Image: world animal protection)
“The lack of food puts them at risk of starvation and malnutrition, or problems from large pieces becoming stuck in their digestion system.
“As Sow is an elderly elephant, she is on her last set of molars, and they have deteriorated.