Three-year-old elephant named "Lilly" ..beach resort in Phuket


Three-year-old elephant named "Lilly" plays in the sand at a beach resort in Phuket on July 20, 2009 as the foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) began their annual conference in the popular Thai tourist resort. When Phuket was hit by the massive tsunami in December 26, 2004, elephants together with their trainers where mobilized in rescue and recovery operations for the victims.

A three-year-old elephant named "Lilly" welcomes tourists at a beach resort in Phuket on July 20, 2009 as the foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) began their annual conference in the popular Thai tourist resort.

A young tourist is photographed while sitting on a three-year-old elephant named "Lilly" at a beach resort in Phuket on July 20, 2009 as the foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) began their annual conference in the popular Thai tourist resort.

A tourist is photographed beside a three-year-old elephant named "Lilly" at a beach resort in Phuket on July 20, 2009 as foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) began their annual conference in the popular Thai tourist resort.


A three-year-old elephant named "Lilly" welcomes a tourist at a beach resort in Phuket on July 20, 2009 as the foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) began their annual conference in the popular Thai tourist resort. When Phuket was hit by the massive tsunami in December 26, 2004, elephants together with their trainers where mobilized in rescue and recovery operations for the victims. Phuket has fully recovered from the tsunami that killed around 5,000 tourists and Thais