Thai veterinarian Visit Arsaithamkul gestures as he stands by the container which will carry the Asian elephant Sak Surin gifted by the Thai Royal family and named Muthu Raja or pearly king in Sri Lanka at the national zoological garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, June 30, 2023. Sak Surin, or the honor of the Thai province of Surin, spends its last hours in Sri Lanka its adopted home, awaiting to be airlifted back to its country of birth after alleged abuse. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) TO GO WITH A STORY BY KRISHAN FRANCIS
