It’s Elephant Polo time! Teams from Britain, India, Scotland, Sri Lanka and Nepal are competing in the 25th World Elephant Polo Tournament. The host country is Nepal. Tournaments are also typically held each year in Thailand and Sri Lanka. There are two riders on each elephant. One is the “mahout”, the trainer who directs the elephant, and the other is the player with the polo stick. The sport uses Indian elephants (African elephant ears get in the way) and their trainers claim the animals quite enjoy the sport, that in fact it can be a nice family reunion for these very social animals. But PETA is in Nepal to protest the game, particularly the use of bullhooks to train the elephants. Bullhooks are not used during the game itself.