Nepalese Mahuts with their elephant participate in elephant picnic as a part of the12th Chitawan Elephant Festival at Sauhara, Chitawan, some 154 kilometer from the capital of Kathmandu, Nepal, 28 December 2015. More than 80 elephant with their Mahuts joined the elephant picnic. The five-day festival began on 26 December to spread awareness about wildlife and promote tourism. (Photo by Hemanta Shrestha/EPA)





A Nepalese Mahut decorates an elephant before participating in an elephant beauty pageant as part of the 12th Chitawan Elephant Festival at Sauhara, Chitawan, some 154 kilometer from the capital of Kathmandu, Nepal, 28 December 2015. The five-day festival began on 26 December to spread awareness about wildlife and promote tourism. (Photo by Hemanta Shrestha/EPA)





A ten-day-old baby elephant sits with his mother elephant at an elephant breeding center in Sauraha, Chitawan, some 154 kilometer from the capital of Kathmandu, Nepal, 28 December 2015. (Photo by Hemanta Shrestha/EPA)





A foreign tourist takes an elephant bath at Rapti River, Saruaha, Chitawan, some 154 kilometer from the capital of Kathmandu, Nepal, 28 December 2015. Chitwan is the one of the most popular tourism area in Nepal. (Photo by Hemanta Shrestha/EPA)





Nepalese Mahuts with their elephant participate in elephant picnic as a part of the12th Chitawan Elephant Festival at Sauhara, Chitawan, some 154 kilometer from the capital of Kathmandu, Nepal, 28 December 2015. (Photo by Hemanta Shrestha/EPA)





A tourist is splashed by an elephant on the Rapti river in Chitwan, Nepal on December 28, 2015. (Photo by Skanda Gautam/Zuma Press/Corbis)





An elephant tries to kick a soccer ball during an elephant soccer match on the second day of the 12th Chitawan Elephant Festival at Sauhara, Chitawan, some 154 kilometer from the capital of Kathmandu, Nepal, 27 December 2015. The five-day-long fair was organized by the regional hotel association of Sauraha to promote tourism in Nepal. An elephant race, a bullock cart race, a horse cart race, elephant soccer, an elephant beauty pageant and various culture activities will be held during the event. (Photo by Hemanta Shrestha/EPA)





Mahuts on their elephants play soccer on the second day of the 12th Chitawan Elephant Festival at Sauhara, Chitawan, some 154 kilometer from the capital of Kathmandu, Nepal, 27 December 2015. (Photo by Hemanta Shrestha/EPA)





A Nepalese boy stands under an elephant's trunk during the first day of 12th Chitawan Elephant Festival at Sauhara, Chitawan, some 154 kilometer from the capital of Kathmandu, Nepal, 26 December 2015. (Photo by Hemanta Shrestha/EPA)





Mahuts on an elephant compete in an elephant race on the first day of 12th Chitawan Elephant Festival at Sauhara, Chitawan, some 154 kilometer from the capital of Kathmandu, Nepal, 26 December 2015. (Photo by Hemanta Shrestha/EPA)





A Nepalese Mahut returns his elephant to shelter as the sun sets at Sauhara, Chitawan, some 154 kilometer from the capital of Kathmandu, Nepal, 28 December 2015. Chitwan district is the one of the most popular tourism area in Nepal. The 12th Chitawan Elephant Festival is organized to spread awareness about wildlife and promote tourism. (Photo by Hemanta Shrestha/EPA)