Compassion is shown towards an Asian elephant that gets another chance to walk as it once did with a new prosthetic foot made from recycled material.
An 11-year-old elephant named Chhouk, who lives at the Wildlife Alliance conservation organization in Cambodia, had to have his foot amputated due to it getting caught in a poacher's snare.
Chhouk doesn't seem to mind as he is gifted with a 44-pound prosthetic foot made out of recycled car tires and tow truck strapping.
The Wildlife Alliance receives funding from Paradise Wildlife Park in the UK, which allows the large animal to get a new prosthetic every 6 months as he is still growing. This allows him to walk, swim and even run without difficulty.
"The level of care that he gets is brilliant and he has a great life now. There’s no better feeling," says Cam Whitnall from England who runs the Paradise Wildlife Park and Big Cat Sanctuary with his family. "Because he's still growing, it needs replacing often and we've been sending payments to cover that. They're made out of recycled rubber and some Velcro to tie it up."
As shown in the YouTube video, Chhouk seems to have gotten the hang of slipping his stub into the prosthetic, as it can resemble a human putting on a shoe.
He even gets a big juicy coconut as a reward.
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