Elephants feast on fruits and vegetables during the elephant buffet prior to the start of the 2016 King's Cup Elephant Polo event in Bangkok, Thailand, 10 March 2016. The annual charity event, now in its 14th edition, runs until 13 March and will involve 18 elephants brought from tourist trekking camps in Pattaya as well as some unemployed in Surin. A total of 10 teams encompassing over 40 players will take part in the event directed at raising funds to improve the lives of elephants and elephant conservation. (Photo by Diego Azubel/EPA)





Players take part in an exhibition match during the annual charity King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 10, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





An elephant takes part in an exhibition match during the annual charity King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 10, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Elephants take part in an exhibition match during the annual charity King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 10, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Players take part in an exhibition match during the annual charity King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 10, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Elephants parade during the opening ceremony of the annual charity King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 10, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Players take part in an exhibition match during the annual charity King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 10, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Elephants parade during the opening ceremony of the annual charity King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 10, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Elephants have a fruit buffet during the opening ceremony of the annual charity King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 10, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





An elephant takes part in an exhibition match during the annual charity King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 10, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Elephants and mahouts wait before the opening ceremony of the annual charity King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 10, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Elephants and a mahout wait before the opening ceremony of the annual charity King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 10, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





An elephant and a mahout wait before the opening ceremony of the annual charity King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 10, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





An elephant takes part in an exhibition match during the annual charity King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 10, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Players take part in an exhibition match during the annual charity King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 10, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Elephants and mahouts wait before the opening ceremony of the annual charity King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 10, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





The eye of an elephant is seen at an exhibition match during the annual charity King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 10, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)