Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd drinking at waterhole, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd drinking at waterhole, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf at waterhole, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf drinking at waterhole, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana

Jami Tarris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd on savanna, Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Paul Souders/ Worldfoto / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf feeding, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) in defensive posture towards safari vehicle, Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, South Africa

Anup Shah / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd crossing river, Masai Mara, Kenya

Anup Shah / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) smelling, Masai Mara, Kenya

Hiroya Minakuchi / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mothers and calves, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Hiroya Minakuchi / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Minden / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf, Addo National Park, South Africa

Guy Edwardes / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) with Egret (Ardeidae sp) on back wtih tourists watching from boat in background. Chobe River, Botswana. 2017.

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf, Addo National Park, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf drinking at waterhole, Addo National Park, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother browsing with calves, Addo National Park, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf, Addo National Park, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf, Addo National Park, South Africa

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) bulls fighting, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Jaymi Heimbuch / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) orphaned calves with keeper, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Nairobi, Kenya

Jaymi Heimbuch / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) orphaned calf bottle fed by keeper, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Nairobi, Kenya

Anup Shah / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd in plain, Masai Mara, Kenya

Anup Shah / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd during storm, Masai Mara, Kenya

Anup Shah / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd during storm, Masai Mara, Kenya

Anup Shah / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) female climbing gully, Masai Mara, Kenya

Hiroya Minakuchi / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Hiroya Minakuchi / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd walking, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Anup Shah / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd, Masai Mara, Kenya

Anup Shah / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calves playing, Masai Mara, Kenya

Anup Shah / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calves playing, Masai Mara, Kenya

Anup Shah / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd walking through grassland, Masai Mara, Kenya

Sean Crane / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) trunk and tusk, Masai Mara, Kenya

Sean Crane / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf grazing, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya

Sean Crane / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf grazing, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) bulls drinking, Shingwedzi River, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) using trunk to pull up plants, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) group crossing road, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Thomas Marent / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) crossing dirt road near tourists, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Anup Shah / African Lion (Panthera leo) pride feeding on African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) carcass that has died from natural causes, Masai Mara, Kenya

Vincent Grafhorst / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) pair of bulls at water hole, Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana

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

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

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

Chris Shields / Illustration of wildlife at African waterhole: Water buffalo (Syncerus caffer),gazelle,African lion (Panthera leo),African elephant (Loxodonta sp), weaver birds (Ploceidae).

Tui De Roy / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) trio, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

Winfried Wisniewski / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) males sparring, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Winfried Wisniewski / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) and tourist boat, Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana

ZSSD / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf stumbling, native to Africa

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) male feeding, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and less than 3 weeks old calf, Masai Mara, Kenya

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) walking across grassland, Masai Mara, Kenya

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) pair, Masai Mara, Kenya

ZSSD / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf portrait, threatened, native to Africa

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) group in the Chobe River, Botswana

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Tim Fitzharris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd sniffing the air, Kenya

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) bull with ears out in defensive posture, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

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

Patricio Robles Gil / African Pygmy Elephant (Loxodonta pumilio) vocalizing with trunk raised, Petit Loango National Park, Gabon, western Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother with calf, Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother with calf drinking, Africa

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) bull sniffing with its trunk, summer, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) bull, Chobe National Park, Botswana

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

Shin Yoshino / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd of adults and young, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf playing with mother's tail, Masai Mara National Park, Kenya

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) pair on savannah, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) male face, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) group with calf, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) skin close up, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) trio on savannah with Mt Kilimanjaro in the background, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) orphaned baby Mwega playing at mud bath, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd at watering hole, Tsavo National Park, Kenya

Konrad Wothe / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) females tending to newborn calf, Kenya

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

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd staying cool in the shade of an Acacia tree, Botswana

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) infant begging mother to nurse, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Thomas Mangelsen / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) matriarch and family, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

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

Tim Fitzharris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) male portrait with long tusks, Kenya

Tim Fitzharris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother leading calf, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) bulls engaged in greeting ritual, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) face, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) male walking in grassland, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Jim Brandenburg / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) in defensive posture, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) orphan, Maluti, six months old, charging camera, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) orphan called Isholta, five weeks old, playing in mud bath, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) orphans heading out to mud bath, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and baby, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Tim Fitzharris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) baby, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) bull, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) young bulls engage in greeting ritual, Amboseli National Park, Kenya