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

Shin Yoshino / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) pair roaming grasslands in front of Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Shin Yoshino / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) along waterhole with wallowing Hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibious) and Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) flock, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

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

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

Jim Brandenburg / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) smelling air, Kenya

Jim Brandenburg / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) group taking dust bath, Namibia

Jim Brandenburg / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd at waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia

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

Jim Brandenburg / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd drinking at waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia

Jim Brandenburg / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd at waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia

Jim Brandenburg / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) taking a dust bath, Etosha National Park, Namibia

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

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) orphans with keepers, led by Natumi back to stockade, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) orphan called Natumi, charging and playing in mud bath, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) orphans, Nyiro and Lewa in mud bath, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) portrait of female, taken with a wide-angle lens, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Thomas Mangelsen / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd walking in a line, Africa

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) orphans, Malalka with Natumi, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) walking towards camera, sub-Sahara, east Africa

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf walking together side by side, Kenya

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd walking in a line, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

ZSSD / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf leaning on its mothers legs, native to Africa

ZSSD / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) baby running, native to Africa

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

Shin Yoshino / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf, Kenya

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

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf walking among herd, Kruger National Park, Limpopo, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) trunk grasping vegetation, Limpopo, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd at riverbank, Kruger National Park, Limpopo, South Africa

Tim Fitzharris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) sub-adults drinking at waterhole, Africa

Tim Fitzharris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother, juvenile, and calves walking in savanna, Africa

Tim Fitzharris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) pair smelling the air, Kenya

Tim Fitzharris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) with sub-adult dust bathing, Kenya

Tim Fitzharris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) with Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis), Kenya

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

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

Winfried Wisniewski / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana), Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Winfried Wisniewski / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) feeding on Baobab (Adansonia digitata) tree bark, Pafuri Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) feet, Pafuri Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) skin, Kruger National Park, South Africa