Sergey Gorshkov / African elephant charging (Loxodonta africana) female with young calf, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd crossing desert, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) female and calves crossing desert, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Andy Rouse / Young African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa.

Andy Rouse / Young African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa.

Andy Rouse / Young African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa.

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) group drinking from waterhole - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf smelling the air, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Anup Shah / African elephant calf (Loxodonta africana) pulling on a small shrub with its trunk. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August 2009

Anup Shah / African elephant calf (Loxodonta africana) walking with adults. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August 2009

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) digging out a mud wallow, with calf aged 3-6 months, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Anup Shah / African elephant calf (Loxodonta africana) aged 3-6 months, running Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March