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Captive male Asian elephants can live together peacefully and with little stress, if introduced slowly and carefully, per Laos case study of 8 unrelated males

11.26.25 | PLOS

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Socializing a group of male Asian elephants in a semi-captive facility in Lao PDR
Two elephants expressing affiliative behaviors at the Elephant Conservation Center’s forest. Credit: Anabel López Pérez, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Captive male Asian elephants can live together peacefully and with little stress, if introduced slowly and carefully, per Laos case study of 8 unrelated males

Article URL : https://plos.io/4oYWIwt

Article title: Socializing a group of male Asian elephants in a semi-captive facility in Lao PDR

Author countries: Thailand, Lao P.D.R., U.S.

Funding: This research was supported by graduated school Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Grant number;2562), Chiang Mai University, Thailand. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0332944

Socializing a group of male Asian elephants in a semi-captive facility in Lao PDR

26-Nov-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Animal Psychology Animal Science Animals Life Sciences Organismal Biology Wildlife

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0332944
Article Publication Date
2025-11-26
Article Title
Socializing a group of male Asian elephants in a semi-captive facility in Lao PDR
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
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How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, November 26). Captive male Asian elephants can live together peacefully and with little stress, if introduced slowly and carefully, per Laos case study of 8 unrelated males. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1EOWX63L/captive-male-asian-elephants-can-live-together-peacefully-and-with-little-stress-if-introduced-slowly-and-carefully-per-laos-case-study-of-8-unrelated-males.html
MLA:
"Captive male Asian elephants can live together peacefully and with little stress, if introduced slowly and carefully, per Laos case study of 8 unrelated males." Brightsurf News, Nov. 26 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1EOWX63L/captive-male-asian-elephants-can-live-together-peacefully-and-with-little-stress-if-introduced-slowly-and-carefully-per-laos-case-study-of-8-unrelated-males.html.