Rare Thai Twin Elephants Blessed After Shocking Birth

BANGKOK — Buddhist monks in Thailand blessed twin baby elephants, a male and a female, on Friday, a week after their rare birth almost turned into a tragedy.

Their mother, Chamchuri, gave birth to the couple on the night of June 7 at a camp in Ayutthaya, the former capital of the Southeast Asian country, a popular tourist destination 80 kilometers north of the capital Bangkok.