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Thai mahouts dress the twin male-female baby elephants for a ceremony to celebrate the calves being named by the Thai King, at the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal in Ayutthaya, Thailand, 04 October 2024. The rare twin male-female baby elephants were celebrated in a ceremony after being named Plai Sappalaksopol and Pang Sakollaksophit, respectively, by the Thai King. The four-month-old twin baby elephants were born on 07 June 2024 by a 36-year-old elephant named Chamchuri. The birth of twin elephants are rare but male-female twin births are extremely rarer, according to Phra Kochaban Foundation for elephant care. (Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA/EFE)
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