elephants were first used in the circus in the early eighteenth century.
elephants were first used in the circus in the early eighteenth century.
when were elephants first used in the circus?
early eighteenth century
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patara's conservation philosophy is "extinction is forever," which is why their solution is elephant conservation through breeding. in order to preserve the thai elephant population, the farm has four points of emphasis that they center their work around. these points are: rescue, recovery, reproduction, and reintroduction. rescuing means taking elephants that have nowhere else to go. theerapat says part of patara's mission is to "adopt elephants people don't want anymore – healthy ones with the potential to live 80 years and produce a baby." one example is noi/nui, who was rescued from a circus. patara also adopts elephants from the streets of bangkok, who are used by their mahouts to get money from the tourism industry. some of their elephants used to work in the illegal logging industry. therefore, the rescued elephants recovery process is the farm's first priority. for reproduction, patara focuses on actual mating instead of artificial insemination. this is because theerapat believes it is more successful. in terms of reintroduction, patara releases its elephants into the wild whenever possible. however, theerapat believes simply releasing them is not the answer since, in his words, "you can't just suddenly put domestic elephants into the wild. their survival rates are too low." therefore, the farm's belief is that through education and one-on-one interactions with elephants, people will understand elephants and what is needed for their welfare. this is why patara encourages visitors to come and learn about elephants by caring for them. in terms of reproductive success, so far they have breed 24 elephants in 10 years. every year, around 2–3 baby elephants are born. five baby elephants were born in 2013. the first baby who was born at the farm is a male elephant named puchan.
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