Jan 5, 2017

After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops.

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is kept afloat with the help of a harness during a hydrotherapy session at a local veterinary clinic in Chonburi Province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ tries to stay afloat at the beginning of a hydrotherapy session at a local veterinary clinic in Chonburi Province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is kept afloat by a harness during a hydrotherapy session at a local veterinary clinic in Chonburi Province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ looks from the back of a truck at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden tourist park before she was transported to a local veterinary clinic for a hydrotherapy session in Chonburi Province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ walks in her enclosure near working elephants (background) at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden tourist park after she was brought back from a local veterinary clinic for a hydrotherapy session in Chonburi Province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is held as she is towel dried after a hydrotherapy session at a local veterinary clinic in Chonburi Province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ nuzzles one of her guardians during a short morning walk before being taken to a local veterinary clinic for a hydrotherapy session in Chonburi Province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. / AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDTROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS – ELSENT, FPG, CM – OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ gets her injured leg treated by veterinarian Padet Siridumrong (L) while assisted by her elephant guardians after a hydrotherapy session at a local clinic in Chonburi province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ receives assistance from her guardians during a hydrotherapy session at a local clinic in Chonburi province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ takes a breather during a hydrotherapy session at a local clinic in Chonburi province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ gets splashed with water as she is cleaned before being lowered into a pool for a hydrotherapy session at a local clinic in Chonburi province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ receives assistance from her guardians before she was lowered into a pool for a hydrotherapy session at a local clinic in Chonburi province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ receives assistance from her guardians during a hydrotherapy session at a local clinic in Chonburi province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ drinks milk from a bottle as she goes for a morning walk with one of her guardians at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden park in Chonburi on January 5, 2017 before she was taken to a veterinary clinic for a hydrotherapy session. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ receives assistance from her guardians during a hydrotherapy session at a local clinic in Chonburi province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ stands on her hind legs in her corral at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden park in Chonburi on January 5, 2017 before she is taken to a veterinary clinic for a hydrotherapy session. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ reaches her trunk over to touch the hand of one of her guardians at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden park in Chonburi on January 5, 2017 after she was taken to a veterinary clinic for a hydrotherapy session. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ reaches out with her trunk from her enclosure at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden tourist park before she was taken to a local veterinary clinic for a hydrotherapy session in Chonburi Province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ stands next to one of her guardians after a hydrotherapy session at a local veterinary clinic in Chonburi Province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ reaches her trunk over to touch one of her guardians at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden park in Chonburi on January 5, 2017 before she was taken to a veterinary clinic for a hydrotherapy session. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ gets her head scrubbed with a brush at the end of a hydrotherapy session at a local veterinary clinic in Chonburi Province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ walks with the help of a boot on her injured leg at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden tourist park in Chonburi Province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ reaches out with her trunk to the hand of one of her handlers at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden tourist park in Chonburi Province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ rests her head on the shoulder of one of her guardians during a short break in a hydrotherapy session at a local clinic in Chonburi Province on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ is now learning to walk again — in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg, which was wounded three months ago in an animal trap laid by villagers to protect their crops. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

Baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ learns to walk again — in water

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