This story appears in the August 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The royalty of India—Hindu and Muslim—understood long ago that power was best wielded from the back of an elephant.

“Elephant Parade: Burbank Grand Arrival at Ikea: Visitors can stroll through and view all 25 hand-painted elephant statues before they make their way to their final destinations throughout ...

A seventh “Smellephants on Parade” elephant statue has been installed in Storybook Circus at Magic Kingdom. This elephant appears to be inspired by orange juice or lemonade. Its head and arms ...

The show was in its 90th year in 1960, and this publicity stunt involved 20 Indian elephants parading through downtown from their railroad cars to the new Sports Arena, which doubles as a big top ...