An ocean-swimming four-ton Asian bull elephant frolics in the waters of the Andaman Sea, like a kid on opening day at the municipal pool.
Rajan is a 56 year-old Asian bull elephant, a real tusker. Retired from the logging industry, he escapes the heat of the day and the bulk of his own weight by lumbering into the cool ocean. Nearly four tons of bulk is surprisingly graceful when submerged! When I told my friends I was going to travel 12 time zones away, the Andaman Islands to film an elephant swimming, they all responded, “Elephants swim?” This one does.