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Although I don't think there there are really any elephants in the wild left in Thailand (except maybe in Khao Yai National Park), elephants are raised widely, mainly, we gather, as tourist and recreational attractions. Elephants brought in for rides and general amusement have actually become quite a problem in Bangkok.

This picture was taken at the Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang.

Elephants are very intelligent animals, and Jariya gravitated to them. She fed them every chance she could. Typically you pay for a piece of sugar cane or something else the elephants like, and then hand it to them. Here it's a banana. Elephants can very competently peel a banana, by the way.