CHIANG RAI, THAILAND - MARCH 29: (L-R) Angad Kalaan, Peter Prentice, Oliviero Bottinelli and Uday Kalaan of the Audemars Piguet elephant polo team celebrate their win in the finals of the King's Cup Elephant Polo at the Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa March 29, 2009 in Chiang Rai, Thailand. The polo event aims to raise a record 1.5 million Thai baht to fund a project that provides for the welfare of elephants and their mahouts. It is estimated that Thailand's elephant population has dwindled to just over 4,000, with 2,500 domesticated and only 1,500 in the wild. (Getty Images)

CHIANG RAI, THAILAND - MARCH 29: Elephant polo players compete in the finals of the King's Cup Elephant Polo at the Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa March 29, 2009 in Chiang Rai, Thailand. The polo event aims to raise a record 1.5 million Thai baht to fund a project that provides for the welfare of elephants and their mahouts.