Maurice Boscorelli
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After living the best month of her whole life, a "very special, but very sad" elephant passed away on Wednesday.
Sao Noi, who was in her 60s, was rescued last month from a camp in Thailand where she was forced to give rides to tourists for years.
She was brought to (BLES), where she quickly bonded with new friends, despite her old age. Most of all, she discovered she loved being in the forest.
But Sao Noi soon fell ill.
Her skeletal body was just too weak after so many years of use.
Sao Noi's new friend, Boon Thong, stayed beside her after she collapsed.
When Sao Noi's body finally succumbed, she was surrounded by love.
"With her eyes closed, she let out a deep and long purr," BLES wrote in a blog post about the loss of Sao Noi. "I sat with her, stroking her and told her over and over how very loved she was. I closed my eyes and listened to everything she was listening to.
Sao Noi was buried in the forest, which she loved so much. The grave that cradled her exhausted body was filled with fruit and flowers.
Monks came and blessed her body.
https://www.thedodo.com/thailand-elephant-funeral-boon-lott-1906359662.html
