A Sri Lankan mahout (elephant trainer) hoses down an elephant at Gangarama temple in Colombo on July 5, 2013. The Sri Lankan elephant is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, with the species threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)
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