Two baby elephants play at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, Aug. 10, 2026. August 12 marks World Elephant Day, an international annual event to bring attention to the threats facing elephants and promote their protection. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)

A man feeds an elephant at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, Aug. 10, 2026. August 12 marks World Elephant Day, an international annual event to bring attention to the threats facing elephants and promote their protection. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)

A tourist feeds an elephant at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, Aug. 10, 2026. August 12 marks World Elephant Day, an international annual event to bring attention to the threats facing elephants and promote their protection. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)

Elephants bathe in a river at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, Aug. 10, 2026. August 12 marks World Elephant Day, an international annual event to bring attention to the threats facing elephants and promote their protection. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)

Tourists watch elephants at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, Aug. 10, 2026. August 12 marks World Elephant Day, an international annual event to bring attention to the threats facing elephants and promote their protection. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)

Tourists feed an elephant at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, Aug. 10, 2026. August 12 marks World Elephant Day, an international annual event to bring attention to the threats facing elephants and promote their protection. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)

An elephant keeper pets a baby elephant at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, Aug. 10, 2026. August 12 marks World Elephant Day, an international annual event to bring attention to the threats facing elephants and promote their protection. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)

An elephant keeper pets a baby elephant at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, Aug. 10, 2026. August 12 marks World Elephant Day, an international annual event to bring attention to the threats facing elephants and promote their protection. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)