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

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

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) sub-adults and calves playing, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Andy Rouse / Asian elephant (Elaphus maximus) two young calves playing, Minneria NP, Sri Lanka

Andy Rouse / Asian elephant (Elaphus maximus) two calves of different ages walking side by side, Minneria NP, Sri Lanka

Tim Fitzharris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) parents and two calves with Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) flock, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd of adults and calves running, Linyanti Swamp, Botswana

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) five year old male calves play push and pull games to test strength and establish dominance, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Tim Fitzharris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) parents and two calves with Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) flock, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd with calves, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Ann & Steve Toon / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) family herd on the move, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Denis-Huot / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calves playing. Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.