Dailymail wrote about little Kim Luan who had the talent to tame a giant ferocious elephant into a pet and they became close friends.Kim Luan, a 6-year-old girl of the M’Nong ethnic group, living in the ancient village of M’Lieng in Dak Lak (Central Highlands), is known to many people for her talent in training a giant elephant that is much bigger than her. time. Extremely interested in this, French photographer Mr. Rehahn captured photos of the close friendship between this special couple.
Be Kim Luan (6 years old) tamed an elephant many times larger than him.
Kim Luan, of the M’Nong ethnic group, lives in the ancient village of M’Lieng in Dak Lak (Central Highlands) wearing traditional costumes.
For the M’Nong ethnic people, elephants are treasured and extremely close to the people. They help them do things like transport goods, build houses… Elephants are considered members of the village, so they must also follow the traditions of the M’Nong people.
Photographer Rehahn has lived in Vietnam for 7 years and he has about 45,000 photos of Vietnamese landscapes, but this is the first time he has witnessed this scene. He accidentally caught the image of a tiny 6-year-old girl next to a giant elephant in early October. At first, he felt worried because just a small action of the elephant could make her angry. injured baby. However, after a period of observation and research, Rehahn believed that elephants are humans’ close friends.
“As a foreigner, I was surprised to witness the connection between the M’Nong people and elephants. I can feel the mutual respect between humans and elephants, they are like friends.” – Rehahn said. According to Rehahn’s research, Kim Luan not only trained this elephant but also played with it like a close friend. The two are together for many hours every day and are inseparable. “Elephants are not dangerous, they are only aggressive when you do something wrong to them. The M’Nong people live peacefully and they know how to tame elephants naturally,” the photographer added.