There's not much that will put you to sleep faster than a nice, calming head rub or back scratch.
Just try it on your sleepy husband, baby or puppy and you'll know how well it works. Then again, you can just watch this adorable video and see it happen for yourself!
The Chai Lai Orchid is an eco-tourism travel lodging experience in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where you can stay with like-minded tourists from around the world, as well as some of the country's most popular residents: elephants. In a video posted to the Chai Lai Orchid YouTube page, we see a young woman named Allie, who has been living there with a baby elephant, since she was born just 3 weeks ago.
Much like this rescuer who sings a traumatized young elephant to sleep, Allie comforts the young one by rubbing her gigantic head as it sits in her lap. As you can see, Allie has a very special bond with the baby elephant, who is alive today partly because of her help. When people stay at Chai Lai Orchid, they help fund the rescue of elephants from a nearby camp, as well as a local nonprofit that helps prevent young women being sold into sex trafficking.
There's no doubt this amazing place is doing a lot of good in a country that really needs it, but it's nice to see it happen on such an individual level with this comforted baby!
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