And record race. Shes more than 100 but still making making a daring dash. But first the nightline five. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Youve probably seen them on your instagram feed. Maybe youve taken one yourself. People posing with exotic wildlife. Tonight a National Geographic investigation shows those pictures come with a price. Heres my nightline coanchor, juju chang. Reporter theyre some of the most coveted experiences in travel. Rightiding an elephant is bi peoples bucket list, watching elephant performances. Reporter moments designed to soothe the soul and garner a selfie. But the treatment of some of these animals behind the scenes can be alarming, like mena, the elephant. There was a chain around her leg that had spikes to it. Reporter chained to a pole with spikes sticking into her skin. She also had a spike chained around her ankle since we last left her. Reporter natasha daly and photographer kiersten loos covered across four continents understanding how the cost of likes can come to animals. What weve seen behind the scenes is to get that animal docile. Obviously not something the general public is aware of. Reporter her report in the National Geographic magazine exposing the hidden cost of Wildlife Tourism. The number of animal selfies has grown 300 . Reporter the experience for the traveler, she found is often fueled by an obsession with selfies. The sheer number of people now not only posting their travel experiences but consuming others travel experiences means that these things are spread in an instant. Reporter tell me about the impact of the selfie. Clearly the wildlife selfie is whats driving a lot of this demand. Absolutely. So people would once learn about these experiences in guidebooks or through word of mouth. Now all you have to do is open your instagram feed. By posting these experiences online it serves as viral advertising. And because they come across as benign you may not realize through one second of scrolling that thi experience may involve this dark side. Reporter its that dark side that she says she uncovered in thailand. What we found is that elephants, in order to give those rides they are trained from a young age, and often this training is fear based. Animals will be trained with a wooden stick with a metal hook at the end called a bull hook. Theyre trained to be compliant, to follow the commands of this hook. Im here at a camp. Reporter tell me about mena the elephant you encountered. Mena is a 4 year old elephant outside of chang my thailand. Her trainer had a nail he was pushing behind her ear to make her compliant and make her do the breaststrokes. After the show we walked over to where she was being kept. There was a chain around her leg that had spikes in it. The spikes were all the way around, pressing into her skin. She was kind of hovering in the air because the foot hurts to put weight on it. I asked her trainer why she was in the spiked shackle, and he said shes naughty and this teaches her not to kick. Reporter the trainer said the chain only stays on for a little while before being removed. With permission we returned that night. I found she was still in her spiked shackle. Its getting dark and pouring rain. Mena has had a spiked chain around her ankle since we last left her. This is the first time i sort of witnessed deception that can go on in this industry. Reporter you spoke with the owner. And what did she tell you about the condition of the elephants she keeps . She did say mena has behavioral problems but she noted since she had been kept on the spiked shackle her behavior had improved. So it indicated that yes, this condition is something that may be done to correct elephants behavior. Reporter in a message from the general managers online they say they are concerned about the welfare of domesticated elephants and are constantly trying to improve their environment, but Wildlife Tourism isnt limited to the far reaches of the world. Many states have partial restrictions and four states have no restrictions at all. There are thousands of wild animals being kept in back yards, in display in makeshift zoos. It recently came to a head in florida. At dead dade city wild things people could spend 200 to swim with tigers. It prompted an investigation into animal cruelty. The owner of the facility spoke with the tampa affiliate about the allegations. The reason we like to do swims for the benefit of the animal, its hot. You want to get in the pool. We want to get in the pool. Its a great time for the tiger to have fun. Reporter the swimming with tigers attraction was shut down by the usda in 2017. And many of the tigers have ended up here, at the wild Animal Sanctuary outside denver. I know, you havent eaten in years these two tigers are part of 39 tigers we got from oklahoma where 19 of them actually started in a place in dade city, florida, where people could pay to play with tiger cubs and swim with them. Reporter theyre no longer kept in cages. Now theyre able to roam free. The 10,000 acre sanctuary is home to over 500 animals that have been rescued from what they say are situations of exploitation. Pat craig founded the sanctuary 39 years ago. Every rescue we go on is pretty iconic and amazing. Every animal we see is usually pretty close to death and we have to hurry up and get them out of there and nurse them back to health. Reporter he tells us dade city isnt the only facility keeping big cats in the u. S. According to the wwf there are approximately 5,000 tigers held in captivity in the united states. But only roughly 300 of those tigers are in zoos. There are now more tigers in the u. S. Than there are in the wild, where only 3800 roam free. Right now in the united states, theres still well over 20,000 lions, tigers and bears outside the zoo system, still a pretty big epidemic in the united states. What a strange and scary story in central ohio, a big game hunt. Reporter in 2011 over 49 animals were killed in zanesville, ohio, lions, tigers and wolves brought down after they were released by the owner of a priecht animvate animal re prompting lawmakers to change the law. The crackdown leaving many bears in need of rescue. All of these bears along with the neighboring habitats in that direction and in this direction are all bears that were rescued from the state of ohio. Reporter many of the bears arrived malnourished, but now they appear healthy and happy. Theyre probably some of the most enjoyable animals. Once they get here in a safe situation they enjoy life. Reporter they say the health and wellbeing of the animals is their top priority. Here visitors walk across an elevated bridge to prevent the animals from undue stress. And three can only be observed from a distance. Its a feature highlighted in one of dalys articles. How do to Wildlife Tourism right, providing tips for ethical Wildlife Tourism, recommendi recommending tourists do research ahead of time. Look for animals that are forced to perform. And seek for experiences that offer observation of animalsts the phrase Wildlife Tourism isnt necessarily a negative thing. But what you want to look at are the experiences being offered. Reporter at the end of the day, is the selfie worth it . Thats what people have to decide for themselves. Is getting that perfect selfie that may be a once in a lifetime experience for you worth potentially contributing to an industry where an animal is suffering for that photo. This whole industry is so driven by consumer demand. 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After an explosive freshman year at Duke University he declared for the nba draft in an emotional Instagram Post this april. I hope to pursue my next dream and declare for the 2019 nba draft. Reporter and tomorrow hes widely expected to be the number one pick at the nba draft. How high can you go . Reporter everyone is saying with the first pick the new Orleans Pelicans are going to say your name. What goes through your mind when you think about that . Number one pick . I never saw myself as even in the top three, top four pick, and for people to think i can go one, it means a lot to me, i just want to get drafted period. Reporter number one picks, lebron, shaq, zion. Going by first name only. Dont even need a second name. I mean, those are some big shoes to fill. Are you ready . Those are big shoes to fill. Im not lookin to fill those. Im just looking to be the best zion i can be. Reporter what do you think is your greatest asset on the court . I think my will to win. 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Reporter oh, a competitor, right. People have respect for lebron. Since day one, he had the highest expectations and hes exceeded all of them on and off the court, russell westbrook, i love the tenacity. Kawhi leonard. He doesnt say much. He just handles his business and goes on about his day. I respect that so much. Reporter just hours away from now your life is going to change. I dont see it so much as my life changing. Im still going to be playing the game i love. I feel like with the circle i have around my, it will keep my life the same as its always been. Just probably more people calling my name. Reporter youve worked hard. I mean, youre enormously talented, dont get me wrong. But youve worked. Youve got up early, put in those shots, put in the effort to know that that work is going to be realized has to be a gratifying feeling. It probably will be a dpratfying feeling. Like i said, im not sure how im going to feel thursday if my name gets called. 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