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Sri Lankan elephant Tikiri, 70, stands at the Temple of the Tooth in city of Kandy where she was brought to attend an annual pageant, on August 14, 2019. After a social media firestorm over using a feeble emaciated animal in the parade, the authorities withdrew her from the festival allowing her rest and medication. (Photo/Agencies)

This photo taken on August 13, 2019 shows 70-year-old emaciated Sri Lankan elephant Tikiri eating at the Temple of the Tooth in city of Kandy, where she was brought to attend an annual pageant. After a social media firestorm over using a feeble emaciated animal in the parade, the authorities withdrew her from the festival allowing her rest and medication. (Photo/Agencies)

Sri Lankan elephant Tikiri, 70, stands at the Temple of the Tooth in the city of Kandy, where she was brought to attend an annual pageant, on August 14, 2019. After a social media firestorm over using a feeble emaciated animal in the parade, the authorities withdrew her from the festival allowing her rest and medication. (Photo/Agencies)