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The container holding Kaavan the elephant is blessed by monks during its arrival from Pakistan at the Siem Reap International Airport, Cambodia, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Kaavan, dubbed the &quot;world's loneliest elephant&quot; after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo, has arrived in Cambodia where a sanctuary with the much-needed company of other elephants awaits him. (Pool Photo via AP)

‘World’s loneliest elephant’ arrives safely in Cambodia

By SOPHENG CHEANG - Associated Press

Dr. Amir Khalil, a veterinarian from the international animal welfare organization Four Paws, feeds an elephant named Kaavan who is loaded in a crate for transporting him to a sanctuary in Cambodia, at the Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. Kavaan, the world's loneliest elephant, who became a cause celebre in part because America's iconic singer and actress Cher joined the battle to save him from his desperate conditions at the zoo. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

‘World’s loneliest elephant’ Kaavan starts trip to Cambodia

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

In this Sept. 4, 2020, file photo, Dr. Amir Khalil, a veterinary from the international animal welfare organization &quot;Four Paws&quot; comforts an elephant named &quot;Kaavan&quot; during his examination at the Maragzar Zoo in Islamabad, Pakistan. Iconic singer and actress Cher was set to visit Pakistan on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, to celebrate the departure of Kaavan, dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant,” who will leave his Pakistani zoo for better conditions after years of lobbying by animal rights groups and activists. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

Cher in Pakistan for resettlement of ‘loneliest elephant’

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press