They are going home.

A herd of 11 elephants walks with guides on a journey from Mae Wang to Ban Huay in northern Thailand.
The walk is 150 kilometers, or 93 miles. That's as long as almost 1,500 city blocks in a row!
Save Elephant Foundation is helping elephants that have lost their jobs due to a lack of tourists. (AP)
The coronavirus pandemic kept tourists away, but that means elephants can return home to their natural habitats. (AP)
The elephants walk along a dirt road on their journey home. (AP)

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These elephants are out of a job. They are unem-ployed. Tourists are gone. Elephant parks are closed.

The elephants must go home. People in the villages will take care of them.

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