BABY ELEPHANT DRESSED AS SANTA CLAUS PRESENTS GIFTS IN AYUTTHAYA THAILAND

Four-year-old elephant "Num Choke" dressed as Santa Claus presents gifts to school children ahead of the Christmas celebration in the northern Thai province of Ayutthaya, 80 kilometres (50 miles) from Bangkok December 24, 2001. Since the attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States, Thailand has suffered losses in tourism revenue of up to 30 percent. In attempting to reverse this trend the camp has embraced the Christian festival of Christmas to draw crowds and promote tourism. REUTERS/Piyamon Sukplang