[Phuket, July 19. Image via Getty.]
A Thai policeman plays with a 3 year-old elephant prior the 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial meeting in Phuket island on July 19, 2009. The military has been given increased powers to guard the foreign ministers attending the ASEAN Regional Forum, including US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton which runs from July 19-23. (PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)