Albert from Wuhan, China, touches a baby elephant's trunk in a jungle park ahead of the Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A heard of elephant affected by the worsening drought due to failed rain seasons, walk within in the Mgeno conservancy in Mwatate Sub-County, Taita Taveta County, Kenya November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

The carcass of an elephant that died during the drought is seen in the Shaba National Reserve, Isiolo county, Kenya, September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Baz Ratner 

Chained elephants reach to touch their trunks under a roof at Ban Ta Klang village in Surin, Thailand April 7, 2022. The families in Ban Ta Klang, the epicentre of Thailand's elephant business, have cared for elephants for generations and have a close connection to them. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA SURIN ELEPHANTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A keeper touches the trunk of an orphaned elephant at the Reteti elephant sanctuary in Samburu county, Kenya, October 15, 2021. Picture taken October 15, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner 

A pot of latex is seen strapped around the trunk of a rubber tree at a plantation in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, July 8, 2021. Picture taken July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song 

A forest official uses an axe to remove the trunk from a dead elephant that according to the forest officials possibly died because of a lightning strike, on the foothills of the Kundoli reserve forest area in Nagaon district in the northeastern state of Assam, India, May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika 

An African elephant calf, which was born at Africam Safari zoo as part of its breeding programme, is touched by its mother's trunk at their enclosure, in Valsequillo, Mexico August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Imelda Medina 

A member of the veterinary staff holds the trunk of a tranquillised elephant after it was fitted with a transmitter, on World Elephant Day in the Amboseli National Park, Kenya, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner 

A member of the veterinary staff measures the trunk of an tranquillised elephant after it was fitted with a transmitter, on World Elephant Day in the Amboseli National Park, Kenya, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner 

One-year-old female African elephant Kibali throws sand with her trunk over herself in its enclosure at Schoenbrunner Tiergarten zoo amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, July 14, 2020. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner 

African elephant Numbi throws sand with her trunk over herself in its enclosure at Schoenbrunner Tiergarten zoo amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, July 14, 2020. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner 

African elephant Numbi throws sand with her trunk over herself in its enclosure at Schoenbrunner Tiergarten zoo amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, July 14, 2020. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner 

One-year-old female African elephant Kibali throws sand with her trunk over herself in its enclosure at Schoenbrunner Tiergarten zoo amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, July 14, 2020. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner 

Elephant Rock, a rock formation, stands off the coast on the Quinault Indian Reservation in Taholah, Washington, U.S., March 2, 2020. Several years ago ''the trunk'' of Elephant Rock succumbed to coastal erosion. The damage to the iconic Quinault landmark has made tribal members more aware of the impacts of climate change. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith SEARCH ''QUINAULT CLIMATE CHANGE'' FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH ''WIDER IMAGE'' FOR ALL STORIES. 

Asian elephant Mara, 54, sticks her trunk through the bars as she waits for apples in her enclosure at the former city zoo now known as Ecopark in Buenos Aires, Argentina February 18, 2020. Picture taken February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

A group of elephants are seen near a watering hole inside Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe, October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo 

A group of elephants and giraffes walk near a carcass of an elephant at a watering hole inside Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe, October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo 

A group of elephants and giraffes walk near a watering hole inside Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe, October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo 

A group of elephants are seen at a watering hole inside Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe, October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo 

A group of elephants walk near a solar panel at a watering hole inside Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe, October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo 

An elephant walks through the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Elephants walk through the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, October 14, 2019. Picture taken October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner 

Elephants walk through the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, October 14, 2019. Picture taken October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner 

An orphaned baby elephant is seen after being bottle-fed, at the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage near Nairobi, Kenya October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Baby elephants play next to their herd of elephants at Kaudulla national park in Habarana, Sri Lanka July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

A herd of elephants bathe in a lake at Kaudulla national park in Habarana, Sri Lanka July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

A herd of wild elephants is seen at Kaudulla national park in Habarana, Sri Lanka July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

A wild elephant bathes in a lake at Kaudulla national park in Habarana, Sri Lanka July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

A wild elephant bathes in a lake at Kaudulla national park in Habarana, Sri Lanka July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

A herd of wild elephants is seen at Kaudulla national park in Habarana, Sri Lanka July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

A baby elephant is seen next to a herd of elephants at Kaudulla national park in Habarana, Sri Lanka July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

A baby elephant is seen next to an elephant at Kaudulla national park in Habarana, Sri Lanka July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

Baby elephants play next to their herd of elephants at Kaudulla national park in Habarana, Sri Lanka July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

A baby elephant is seen next to a herd of elephants at Kaudulla national park in Habarana, Sri Lanka July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

A baby elephant is seen next to a herd of elephants at Kaudulla national park in Habarana, Sri Lanka July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

Baby elephants play next to their herd of elephants at Kaudulla national park in Habarana, Sri Lanka July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

Elephants and people play with water during the celebration of Songkran Water Festival, to commemorate Thailand's New Year in Ayutthaya, Thailand April 11, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

People feed elephants before a match at the annual King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

Elephants are seen during a match at the annual King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

Performers are seen before a match at the annual King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

A mahout bathes his elephant in the polluted water of river Yamuna in New Delhi, India February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Elephants graze at the Mpala Research Centre in Laikipia County Kenya, January 7, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner 

An elephant walks through the bush at the Mpala Research Centre in Laikipia County Kenya, January 7, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner 

An elephant and its calf walk through the bush at the Mpala Research Centre in Laikipia County Kenya, January 7, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner 

An elephant and its calf walk through the bush at the Mpala Research Centre in Laikipia County, Kenya, January 7, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner 

A twenty-one months old baby elephant sits inside the elephant breeding center in Chitwan, Nepal December 24, 2017. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Sandra, a 42-year-old elephant, paints with her trunk in a Hungarian travelling circus of Florian Richter Circus in Budapest, Hungary November 2, 2017. Picture taken November 2, 2017. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Sandra, a 42-year-old elephant who took up painting with her trunk a few months ago, walks alongside her owner, Florian Richter, in Budapest, Hungary November 1, 2017. Picture taken November 1, 2017. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh 

Sandra, a 42-year-old elephant, paints with her trunk in a Hungarian travelling circus of Florian Richter Circus in Budapest, Hungary November 2, 2017. Picture taken November 2, 2017. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh 

Sandra, a 42-year-old elephant, paints with her trunk in a Hungarian travelling circus of Florian Richter Circus in Budapest, Hungary November 2, 2017. Picture taken November 2, 2017. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh 

An orphaned baby elephant uses its trunk to collect feed, at the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage within the Nairobi National Park, near Kenya's capital Nairobi, Kenya, September 18, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A two-month-old unnamed male baby elephant eats on the trunk of a tree at the Africam Safari Zoo in Puebla, Mexico, July 19, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

A referee asks for the ball during a match at the annual King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A four-day-old unnamed female baby elephant stands under its mother in the Kaeng Krachan Elephant Park at the zoo in Zurich, Switzerland February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

A four-day-old unnamed female baby elephant walks in front of its twelve-year-old mother Farha in the Kaeng Krachan Elephant Park at the zoo in Zurich, Switzerland February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

A four-day-old unnamed female baby elephant lays down under its mother in the Kaeng Krachan Elephant Park at the zoo in Zurich, Switzerland February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

A four-day-old unnamed female baby elephant lies under its mother in the Kaeng Krachan Elephant Park at the zoo in Zurich, Switzerland February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

A four-day-old unnamed female baby elephant stands between its mother and grandmother in the Kaeng Krachan Elephant Park at the zoo in Zurich, Switzerland February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

A male elephant attempts to stand on its feet after it was fitted with an advanced satellite radio tracking collar to monitor their movement and control human-wildlife conflict near Mt. Kilimanjaro at the Amboseli National Park, in Kenya November 2, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya