A wild bull elephant returned to Kenya’s Ithumba Unit, years after treatment for an ankle injury, to show appreciation for life-saving care by rescuers, experts said.

The shop owner said Plai Biang Lek the wild elephant helped himself to about 9 bags of sweet rice crackers, a sandwich and some dried bananas before leaving with a bag of snacks in his trunk.

A wild bull elephant returned to Kenya’s Ithumba Unit, years after treatment for an ankle injury, to show appreciation for life-saving care by rescuers, experts said.