Earlier this week, an elephant was captured bending down to say goodbye during the funeral of his keeper, who died in a traffic accident at 65. /NetEase Photo

Plai Panom, the 20-year-old male elephant, was reported to have escaped from the jungle on the day his keeper passed away. Then the keeper’s son later found Panom and brought him back home. /NetEase Photo

The elephant went to the coffin the moment they arrived, knelt down, knocked on it, and quietly left. /NetEase Photo

The son said his father had kept Panom for 10 years, and that he would continue to care for the elephant with the same love as his father did. /NetEase Photo