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.

HOUSTON, Texas -- Families are flocking to Hermann Park to view the temporary outdoor art exhibit, The Great Elephant Migration. The 100 life-sized sculptures are all based on real-life elephants ...

The designs are yet to be unveiled but it has been revealed that Radio Solent's Dorset Breakfast host, Steve Harris, appears on an elephant by ... them with my topless form." ...