Ganesh stone statue, Kathmandu, Nepal. Ganesh is the elephant headed hindu god, son of shiva and parvati.

Black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala), Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

Black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala) with its bill open, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

Ganesh (Ganapati), elephant-headed Hindu god, wall painting, Pema Osel Ling Monastery, Dakshinkali, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala), Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

Ganesha (Ganapati) the elephant headed Hindu god, Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ganesha (Ganapati) the elephant headed Hindu god, Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Shrine to the Hindu elephant headed god, Ganesh, including bell to alert the god to offerings made, in Patan, near Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Hindu elephant-headed god Ganesha, Ganesh or Ganpati mounted on a rat, gilded relief, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Wall painting of Ganesha, the elephant-headed god, Jagdish Temple, Udaipur, Rajasthan, North India, India, South Asia, Asia

African elephant (Loxodonta africana) half-headed elephant threat, mammal, close-up in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

African elephant (Loxodonta africana) half-headed elephant threat, mammal, close-up in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Relief of a three-headed elephant, Terrace of the Elephants, Angkor Thom, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Relief of a three-headed elephant, Terrace of the Elephants, Angkor Thom, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia