On October 29th, we unveiled "Ati" (male, 5 years old) and "Uthai" (female, 4 years old), Asian Elephant donated by the Kingdom of Thailand.

The ceremony, held at 10:00 a.m. in front of Five-storied Pagoda East Garden, was attended by representatives from Japan and Thailand. Afterwards, two elephants, adorned in vibrant costumes, appeared in the elephant enclosure surrounded by a large crowd of visitors.

Startled by the cheers, Atti turned on her heel and tried to retreat to the back, but soon calmed down and sat down with Utai.

Currently, the local trainer who came with us from Thailand is conducting the training in Thai, but we plan to move towards training in Japanese in the future.



(Photo: The one on the right is the male Ati, and the one on the left is Uthai)



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