Artificial Leg for Thai Elephant
A female elephant named Motola, who lost part of her leg when she stepped on a land mine 10 years ago and suffered a painful operation to amputate it, has received a new artificial leg.
The 48-year-old Asian elephant has become representative of the quandary surrounding elephants today, and her wound has drawn international empathy and donations for helping other elephants with similar needs.
A 3-year-old elephant named Mosha, also a land mine victim, is the world’s first elephant with an artificial leg, which she received in 2007. Mosha, now, is doing well with her prosthetic limb.
Soraida Salwala, secretary general of the Friends of the Asian Elephant, a non-governmental group said, “I do hope she will accept the new leg. It would be wonderful to see Motola and Baby Mosha walking together side-by-side.”
Both elephants have been treated at the Elephant Hospital, started in 1993. The hospital treats elephants for a variety of problems and is the first facility of its kind.
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