Those photos of elephants painted as pandas are taken at the Royal Elephant Kreaal in Ayuttahaya province last week.

Royal Elephant Kreaal Ayuttahaya province is about 50 miles north of Bangkok.

Purpose of this performance was to get attention from Thai public and to send them message not to ignore its elephants which are Thailand's symbolic animals.

It is well known that panda is endangered species and this performance has message that they could soon become endangered species in Thai, too.