Elephant dozes off to sleep after human sings her a lullaby

Zzzzzzzz.
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Brian Koerber
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A lullaby may be intended to help children doze off to sleep, but Faamai the elephant seems to enjoy them just the same. 

After giving caretaker Lek a big elephant hug, Faamai knows that some serious nap time is about to go down. 


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Faamai is located at Save the Elephant Foundation, a Thai non-profit elephant rescue that provides care and assistance to the country's elephant population. 

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