A video capturing a woman getting an unexpected but gentle wake-up call from an elephant during her travels in Thailand has delighted millions on TikTok.
The video, titled, “The only 7am wakeup call I’m okay with,” was shared by @hannahsgove and has amassed over 136,000 views since it was posted on March 7.
The brief clip shows an elephant slowly poking its trunk through a large open-air window and nudging it around a room at the Chai Lai Orchid.
The elephant sanctuary, located in Chiang Mai, Thailand, is a charity that helps rescue elephants while providing marginalized women with shelter, education, and employment, according to its website. The immersive eco-lodge allows visitors to interact with elephants.
ElephantVoices, a California-based advocacy group, notes that the use of elephants by humans dates back over 4,000 years to the Indus Valley, home to one of the first large civilizations in an area around …