A baby elephant learns how to walk again in this week's best animal pictures
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Meet Fah Jam!
This 6-month-old baby elephant is washed before getting into the pool for a hydrotherapy treatment session to rehabilitate her injured foot at a veterinary clinic in Thailand on Jan. 7.
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She's learning to walk again
When she was 3 months old, Fah Jam lost part of her front left foot in a snare set up by local villagers in Chanthaburi province as a means to protect their crops from animals.
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She's using a pool to get the hang of walking again
The hydrotherapy sessions are part of the rehabilitation process to help Fah Jam regain strength and mobility in her injured foot.
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Sometimes it's a little scary!
epa05703307 Six month-old baby elephant Fah Jam, meaning Clear Sky, swims aided by a harness during a hydrotherapy treatment session to rehabilitate her injured foot at a veterinary clinic near Pattaya, Thailand, 07 January 2017.When she was 3 months old, Fah Jam lost part of her front left foot in a snare set up by local villagers in Chanthaburi province as a means to protect their crops from animals. The hydrotherapy sessions are part of the rehabilitation process to help Fah Jam regain strength and mobility in her injured foot. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL
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But then it's OK again
epa05703304 Six month-old baby elephant Fah Jam, meaning Clear Sky, rests her head on her handler's hand during a hydrotherapy treatment session to rehabilitate her injured foot at a veterinary clinic near Pattaya, Thailand, 07 January 2017. When she was 3 months old, Fah Jam lost part of her front left foot in a snare set up by local villagers in Chanthaburi province as a means to protect their crops from animals. The hydrotherapy sessions are part of the rehabilitation process to help Fah Jam regain strength and mobility in her injured foot. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL
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Slow and steady wins the race!
epa05703248 Six month-old baby elephant Fah Jam, meaning Clear Sky, arrives for a hydrotherapy treatment session to rehabilitate her injured foot at a veterinary clinic near Pattaya, Thailand, 07 January 2017. When she was 3 months old, Fah Jam lost part of her front left foot in a snare set up by local villagers in Chanthaburi province as a means to protect their crops from animals. The hydrotherapy sessions are part of the rehabilitation process to help Fah Jam regain strength and mobility in her injured foot. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL