For the record, this was spotted on Snopes.com. According to the website and its sources, this is not a hoax (which happens to be one of the first things that I thought.)
So it is what it appears to be, though sources say it was trained to do so. This elephant has been taught to replicate certain patterns, rather than consciously and independently making a self portrait.
Ha! The Parade-Rainer strikes again!
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