A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, about 100 km west of Madrid, Spain on Thursday, January 16, 2014. On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, hundreds ride their horses through the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome during the “Luminarias”, a tradition that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires and protect them for the year to come. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti/AP Photo)

Elephants enjoy various kinds of fruits and vegetables during an all-you-can-eat elephant buffet held to mark the National Elephant Day at the ancient historical city of Ayutthaya, Thailand, 13 March 2014. The annual National Thai Elephant Day is held on 13 March to celebrate and drawing public attention for more concerted effort to save the species and protect its habitat. Thailand sees a severe decline with less than 3,000 wild elephants left in the kingdom. (Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)

A woman looks at jellyfish during a media preview for the Epson Aqua Park Shinagawa aquarium's re-opening in Tokyo July 6, 2015. The aquarium will re-open on July 10 with new attractions including a pirate ship ride and a merry-go-round. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Reuters)

Competitors take part in the Red Bull Crashed Ice Cross Downhill World Championship in Marseille, France, January 14, 2017. (Photo by Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters)

An artist airbrushes a model during the “World Bodypainting Festival 2017” in Klagenfurt, Austria on July 28, 2017. (Photo by Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)

Members of a Chinese opera take a selfie before a performance at a shopping mall ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, February 4, 2016. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

A pistol set made by Versailles gunsmith Nicolas-Noel Boutet and was gifted to Simon Bolivar from Marquis de La-fayette is displayed at Christie's auction house in the Manhattan borough of New York, April 5, 2016. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

A couple have taken their love of animals to the extreme – by opening up their home to over 100 rescued animals. Dr Prakash Amte and his wife, Dr. Mandakini Amte have dedicated their lives to helping both the animals – and people – of Hemalkasa, Maharashtra in India. Here: Prakash Amte is seen playing with a Hyena from his orphanage on September 19, 2017 in Maharashtra, India. (Photo by Haziq Qadri/Barcroft Media)