A wild elephant has recognised the vet who treated him 12 years ago in a heartwarming moment caught on camera. The 31-year-old bull named Plai Thang reached out his trunk to touch Doctor Pattarapol Maneeon's hand during an unexpected reunion this month. In 2009, the elephant was found struggling through woodland in Rayong, eastern Thailand . It was suffering with potentially fatal trypanosomiasis - a parasitic condition also known as ...