Wow!
The photo looks amazing @Anil6969
Going on a Tiger safari 
spotting elephant 
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Thank You @Annaelisa for appreciating the map.
No one else did and also you spotted it first 
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Interesting post @TusharSuradkar as always! Thanks for sharing 
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Ik vrees, dat het feit dat ik wil delen verre van fun is: als ik goed ben ingelicht, worden wilde olifantkalveren bij de kuddes in het wild weggehaald om dan tam gemaakt te worden. Tamme olifanten zijn (volgens wat ik dus vernomen heb) niet op een boerderij gefokt maar als vrije dieren geboren om dan door de mens met geweld meegevoerd en aan hun wil onderworpen te worden. Dat temmen, verloopt ook niet altijd zachtzinnig, is me verteld.
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Wie viele Beispiele guter bis schlechter Behandlung gibt es auch bei uns?
Unseren Kühen wird auch das Kalb weggenommen oder wie ist der Umgang mit Schweinen.
Selbst Hunde und Katzen haben unter Besitzern zu leiden.
Aber genau so viel liebevollen Umgang mit Tieren gibt es.
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@NunungAfuah Annaelisa: you are right, for sure. But the most disgusting thing (for me) is the fact that the elephant calves are taken from wild groups of elephants and that the taming of these calves is not a real domestication. Our domestic animals for sure need better treathment than they get now, but we aren’t kidnapping little pigs from their wild mothers etc.
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Für mich ist das widerwärtigste wenn Tiere nicht pfleglich behandelt werden, egal wo und wie das geschieht.
Achtung vor jedweder Kreatur.
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I agree, @Annaelisa .
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Elephants hold significant symbolic importance in Buddhism. The birth of Siddhartha Gautama, the future Buddha, was foretold by a dream where a white elephant entered his mother’s womb. Elephants represent wisdom, strength, and compassion, qualities embodied by the Buddha. In Buddhist art, the Buddha is often depicted seated on an elephant, symbolizing his mastery over the mind and senses.
I have attached the photo of white elephant idol constructed at Global Pagoda, Gorai, Borivali
Also, the Elephant is used a Mascot of Indian Railways…I have attached the photo in my recap of Accessible Nagpur meet up Railway Museum.
Thanks @TusharSuradkar for such a nice post.
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What you have shared could be true in some cases but not a common practice @KattyGeltmeyer
Moreover, elephants are spread across dozens of Asian and African countries.
So, the laws and practices about taming differ.
I feel elated that the elephants are separated from their parents and tamed at an early age only for labor.
This is unlike cows, pigs, and other animals that are separated from their parents for consumption by humans to satisfy their taste buds.
However, I can assure you that the subsequent breeds happen in a domestic setup, and not all domesticated elephants are those stolen from their parents in the wild.
After that, for the rest of their lives, they are treated like family members by the owners, just like cats and dogs, and taken care of.
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I do not support separating young animals from their parents.
But the animals in the wild are subject to the rules of the jungle.
If not humans, the other wild animals do make attempts to hunt the young elephants right in front of their parents.
Then they kill them for prey. The bigger elephants move on with their lives.
Little elephants when separated by humans are treated well and taken care of like domesticated dogs and cats and horses in our house.
But young ones of cows and pigs and other animals are separated in captivity by humans AND eaten to satisfy their taste buds.
Do you think this is a fair thing to do as humans?
Why do we call ourselves humans then?
We are just another wild species who hunt and eat - for pleasure, and not for needs - like the other wild animals do.
This is even more unacceptable.
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Wonderful information @Rohan10
I was not aware of these facts about Buddhism.
Infact, the Buddhist Circuit as a travel plan became known to me only from you.
So, it is top-most in my next travel plan.
Also, I remember living in Aurangabad, the Republican Party of India which is primarily a Buddhist-dominated organization used to paint their logo - a lovely Navy-Blue Elephant on the compound walls of buildings, including those of my schools.
I was so fascinated with those elephants in blue, that I used to draw them with navy-blue ink in my rough notebook.
I do not feel ashamed to reveal that in school, I used to scratch out the blue paint from the Republican Party elephant and keep the powder wrapped in a paper 
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Happy World Elephant Day!
Let’s protect these gentle giants and ensure they continue to thrive in the wild.
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Thank you, dear @Mayank_Ahir
Yes, I agree and am in complete favor of not keeping elephants in the Zoo at all.
Just let them live in their natural habitat.
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Thank you very much for your kind feedback and inspiring compliments, dear @TusharSuradkar …
Happy that you liked them…
Regards with greetings
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“Door Pooja with elephant” is a new information for me, dear friend @ShailendraOjha …
God’s grace, along with your prayers, we are fine - thanks for your kind caring…
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Such a lovely post 
@TusharSuradkar Daa
AlthoughI haven’t had a chance to see an elephant in person yet, I am deeply moved by their incredible empathy and the way they connect with humans. 
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Thank you @SaylliWalve1 and completely agree and those can easily be the top traits to be adopted by humans from these gentle creatures
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@TusharSuradkar Beautifully explained all aspects i.e. Culture & Arts, Natural Ecological balance… about Most loving animal Elephant. Very inspiring & Awareness based post. Thank you so much. Here I also want to share a pic which I had taken at Amber fort jaipur.
~Peoples enjoying Elephant Ride at Amber fort Jaipur
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