Elephant Falls Asleep Every Time Caretaker Sings Her Lullaby
|Humans aren’t the only species on the planet that can display a great deal of empathy. In fact, elephants are some of the most empathetic animals in the world. And there is video evidence to show just how in-touch with others’ emotions they are. When one elephant’s calf was upset, the only thing she could think of to soothe her baby was to bring in reinforcements. This clever mama elephant brought in the zookeeper to sing a lullaby to her baby.

Like most of the residents at the sanctuary, Faamai arrived at the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand’s Chiang Mai Province, when she was only a few months old. Oʀᴘʜᴀɴᴇᴅ and sᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ, the tiny elephant looked so helpless, but thankfully she found all the comfort she ever needed in one of the people at the sanctuary – Chailart, or the elephant whisperer, how she’s also known as.

Lek Chailart founded the Elephant Nature Park to help sᴀᴠᴇ these beautiful creatures. She uses the park to rehabilitate elephants that have been ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ or emotionally ᴀʙᴜsᴇᴅ. Many of the elephants come from circuses and have sᴜꜰꜰᴇʀᴇᴅ years of ᴛʀᴀᴜᴍᴀ. Chailart has cared for elephants will all sorts of ailments, from ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ ʙᴏɴᴇs to ʙʟɪɴᴅɴᴇss.

And while all of her charges receive the loving attention of Chailart’s kind heart, one elephant gets the most intimate treatment of all. It’s Faamai that falled asleep to the soothing tones of Chailart’s singing. The process is as adorable as it is incredible.

When Chailart decides it’s time for Faamai to go to sleep, she approaches the elephant and begins her song. Faamai responds by wrapping the woman in her trunk and pulling her closer for a hug. It’s a sweet embrace, but quite not as sweet as the scene that follows it.
As Lek begins her soothing song, Faamai slowly drops down to the ground and stretches out on her side. Soon the pair snuggle up together for nap time.

“Every time she hears the lullaby from Lek she still falls asleep,” the foundation wrote in the description on YouTube. Its Facebook page features several photos posted by Chailert of the park’s elephants playing happily.
Though there is little scientific study on whether elephants – or indeed any animals – actually respond to music, other animals have been known to enjoy a good tune, and even hum to themselves.
Beautiful
She has a beautiful soul to help these elephants and other animals. God bless you.
Elephants should not have to live in enclosures anyhow. So how come are people singing them lulabies. ?
I’ve been to this elephant sanctuary. An experience I’ll always treasure. Thank you Lek x
How beautiful is this Elephants are my favourite wild animals thay are so beautiful creatures l would love to work with them thank you to the people who look afer them ♥️ ❤️ ?
Great to see!
I love the elephants so much ???
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I imagine they would .
This makes my heart explode with happiness! I love that there are still such wonderful caring kind people in this world. Elephants are amazing creatures that deserve our most loving kindness and care.
There is so much evidence that animals are capable of many human traits including empathy and even gratitude! They love company with other species and react to help other animal friends in trouble! I would hope their wonderful nature would be magnified for ALL to realize that animals feel love, hurt, pleasure, fear, plus! Elephants have traveled to listen to the music of alive piano player! There are so many examples of their wonderful nature if treated with tender loving care!!
Would be fantastic to see and listen to a video of Chailart singing her song to Faamai.
That’s beautiful
We need 2 patention 2 animal’s
they can teach us alot
But we pay them by killing them
Take there habit away
Oh how I wish you could have put the video of Lek singing the lullaby to the elephant . That would have been great.
We have been watching a programme about an elephant hospital and thoroughly enjoyed every show. What they do for the elephants is amazing.
Thank you for caring for these majestic animals. I dearly love and care about elephants and wish more could be done for those out in the world in need. You do a wonderful job. God Bless
I love and applause the beautiful relation they share ! It does not surprise me . Elephants have a beautiful , lovey family relation with other elephants . They take good care for their siblings and they cry and suffer when one of them is suffering or sick . They even suffer when there is someone dead in their group !
My love and a hug to Chailart for her love !
My gosh, he or she is so loving and sweet. I never knew that elephants had so many amazing loving feelings until I saw how they live here on Facebook. Thank you Facebook people for sharing the information on he these beautiful animals live.
This is a wonderful story. Whether it is her soothing voice, song or the common feeling of love this young woman gives. It is exactly at thus time what this elephant needs at that moment!!! This is so heart warming!
Where can I help
This is truly incredible and amazing. We should all do our part to insure that the beauty of every creature is preserved for future generations.
What a beautiful display of live and respect for every creature. Way to go !