Motola

Motola

Motola

Asian elephant injured by a landmine

Motola is a 45-year-old female Asian elephant in Thailand who stepped on a landmine in 1999, while working at a logging camp near the Burmese border.[1] The mine mangled her left front foot and leg, and her foot was amputated shortly after. The accident highlighted the dangers of mines that remain from various insurgencies.

Motola walked on three legs for a number of years until she was fitted with a prosthetic foot.[2][3] She received medical care at the Friends of the Asian Elephant Foundation hospital.[4]

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  1. [1]
    Khaikaew, Thaksina (30 August 1999). "Hope for elephant that stepped on landmine". Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2011. She stepped on the landmine nearly two weeks ago as she foraged for food during a break from hauling logs on the Burma-Thailand border, long the scene of insurgencies.
  2. [2]
    Fairley, Miki. "Sustainable O&P Fabrication for Developing Countries". The O&P Edge. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Thai elephant fitted with prosthesis". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. 28 August 2005. Archived from the original on 9 January 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2011. LAMPANG, Thailand --A Thai elephant that attracted worldwide attention when its foot was amputated after it stepped on a land mine has been fitted with a temporary prosthesis, a wildlife conservation worker said Sunday.
  4. [4]
    Perawongmetha, Athit. "Best foot forward". The Wider Image. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
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