In a heartwarming moment that was caught on camera, a 31-year-old elephant named Plai Thang reached out with his trunk to touch the hand of a veterinarian who treated him 12 years ago. In March 2021, Dr. Pattarapol Manee was wandering through the wilds in Thailand when he heard an elephant’s call. “I remember the sound very clearly,” Pattarapol told The Daily Mail. “Plai Thang’s noise is very unique.” When the amazed doctor beckoned, the elephant approached with his trunk greeting him. It is believed that the unexpected reunion is the first time in more than a decade that the elephant has made contact with a human. Pattarapol remains certain that the elephant recognized him. “This wild elephant is very smart,” Pattarapol wrote on a Facebook post. “We remember each other.” The pair first met in 2009, when Plai Thang was found “close to death,” through woodland in Rayong, eastern Thailand. The jumbo …