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Out there : Motala : an elephant's story /

Motala visits a remarkable elephant hospital in Thailand and meets a three-ton patient named Motala. Her front left foot was shattered by a landmine while working at a logging camp near the Thai-Myanmar (Burma) border, an area plagued by guerrilla warfare. In great pain, Motala makes a brave three-d...

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Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: District of Columbia : National Geographic, 2001.
Series:VAST: academic video online
Subjects:
Elephants > Thailand.
Elephants.
Elephants
Éléphants > Thaïlande.
Éléphants.
Thailand
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Summary:Motala visits a remarkable elephant hospital in Thailand and meets a three-ton patient named Motala. Her front left foot was shattered by a landmine while working at a logging camp near the Thai-Myanmar (Burma) border, an area plagued by guerrilla warfare. In great pain, Motala makes a brave three-day trek to the elephant hospital in Lampang. When Motala finally reaches the hospital, her foot is beyond repair. Can a three-ton elephant live with only three legs?
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 1, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 min.).
Playing Time:00:29:59