World Elephant Day: Celebration of the mighty mammal symbolic to strength, sensitivity

The mighty elephant is looked upon as a symbol of strength, coexistence, protection, sensitivity and friendship. Abundant in numbers and walked across the Asian and African continents once, their existence today is threatened by indiscriminate exploitation of their habitat. On the occasion of World Elephant Day, let us look at some amusing visuals of these pachyderms from different locations across Karnataka, the state that houses the largest elephant population in India.