What does the elephant look when not provoked? like a baby? if it looks like a baby then that's no good, it can suddenly transform into big elephant of big manliness by being provoked.
How would we gauge at if its a kid elephant or an adult elephant? realistically speaking with no interference in play can we even deduct what the elephant should be?
It may sound weird (it probably is) but this is a very serious matter, what if the big elephant transformation get halted by an unknown specimen and stays a baby even when provoked? Would this make the elephant be unable to do its characteristic sound? for the primary purpose the elephants exist for revolve around the grand transformation to great, firm and available adulthood with the goal of the creation of new "specimen".
If that was to ever happen, could we assume that Mr. Protagonist himself would forever lose the noble roar (what) of the elephants characteristic sound? If that was to happen it would be awful for him, especially with the hormone balance and overall mental state, I wish for his elephant's life to be bountiful and serene...