Despite her hard life, Nam Phon was calm and trusting. During the last few months of her life, she lived free – just as she should have lived all her life.

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She had forests to wander in and got the most out of it. One of her favorite things to do was ignore the commands of her carer mahout Aek.

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The long, hard life she led caught up to her. She died peacefully. WFFT gave her a lovely, proper farewell.

Image Credit: Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand