Anup Shah / Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calves playing together, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. December

Anup Shah / Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calves playing together . Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. December

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

Sharon Heald / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd silhouetted at sunset, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Cyril Ruoso / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) hanging upside down, during translocation by Kenya Wildlife Service, due to over population, Mwaluganje Reserve, Kenya. October 2006.

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) gathering at a waterhole, wide angle view. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) walking toward camera, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) wallowing at a waterhole, wide angle view. Maasai Mara National Reserve, 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

Denis-Huot / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd eating, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Charlie Summers / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother standing grieving over stillborn baby. Tarangire National Park, Tanzania.

Lisa Hoffner / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) baby running away from noise, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) male covered with mud at a water hole, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. August.

Denis-Huot / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) having a mud bath at a water hole, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. August.

Denis-Huot / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) standing in the rain, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. March.

Denis-Huot / Aerial view of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) and African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) at a water hole during the dry season, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. October.

Denis-Huot / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd at sunset, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. January.

Denis-Huot / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd walking in the plains during the dry season, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. October.

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 elephant (Loxodonta africana) watching over the body of a dead elephant. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd watching over the body of a dead elephant. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

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

Denis-Huot / Aerial view of Elephants (Loxodonta africana) at watering hole in the rainy season, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.

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

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Wim van den Heever / Group of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) silhouetted at sunrise, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Lou Coetzer / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) cow reassuring young calf with trunk, Chobe River, Botswana, October, Vulnerable species.

Lou Coetzer / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) adult and juvenile silhouetted, Chobe River, Botswana, August, Vulnerable species.

Jabruson / Dying African forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis), shot and wounded by poachers, near Lokoue Bai. Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) drinking at a waterhole. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) wallowing in a waterhole. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) dust bathing. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) at a waterhole. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd in the savanna. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) close-up. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd at waterhole with calves seen between adults legs. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Ann & Steve Toon / Elephant trunk (Loxodonta africana), Etosha national park, Namibia, May

Laurent Geslin / Male African elephant (Loxodonta africana) crossing the Chobe river, Botswana

Laurent Geslin / Young African elephant (Loxodonta africana) crossing road in front of tourist vehicles, Khwai, Okavango Delta, Moremi reserve, Botswana

Laurent Geslin / African elephant baby with herd {Loxodonta africana} Etosha NP, Namibia

Laurent Geslin / African elephant herd silhouetted at sunset, Caprivi strip, Namibia.

Ben Cranke / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd walking in procession, Kaokoveld Desert, Namibia

Jabruson / African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) juvenile chasing African Forest Buffalos (Syncerus caffer nanus). Dzanga Bai, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic.

Andy Rouse,Andy Rouse / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) breeding herd led by matriarch. Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa, August.

Andy Rouse,Andy Rouse / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) breeding herd in rainstorm during migration. Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa, August.

Andy Rouse / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) silhoutted against setting sun. Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa, August.

Denis-Huot,Denis-Huot / Lion (Panthera leo) pride lying in long grass watching elephants (Loxodonta africana), Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.

Jabruson / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) two youngsters 'Mecca' and 'Lungunia' being fed mangos by their keeper, Garamba National Park, North Eastern Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo. Remnants...

Jabruson / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) confiscated and recovered ivory tusks stocked and stored at Nagero, Garamba National Park H.Q, Democratic Republic of Congo (Formerly Zaire) No release available...

Ann & Steve Toon / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) large family group on migration, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Denis-Huot / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) standing on hind legs to reach leaves high in tree. Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) baby elephant its mother's trunk Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) tusks being burnt after confiscation from poachers. Nairobi National Park, Kenya, 1990.

Staffan Widstrand / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) male tusker walking down road photographed from vehicle, iMfolozi National Park, South Africa

Christophe Courteau / Solitary African elephant bull {Loxodonta africana} in swamp. Okavango delta, Botswana

Christophe Courteau / Aerial view of African elephant herd {Loxodonta africana}. Okavango delta, Botswana

Oriol Alamany / Close up of skin on the ear and back of an African elephant (Loxodonta africana), Mopani, Kruger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa, September.

Oriol Alamany / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) rear view Kruger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa, September.

Oriol Alamany / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) browsing, Kruger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa, September.

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) sparring, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) dust bathing, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August.

Roland Seitre / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) male with one broken tusk, feeding on grass. Tsavo National Park, Kenya, 2009.

Tony Heald / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at sunset by water, Etosha National Park, Namibia October

Sergey Gorshkov / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) juvenile flapping ears, Okavango Delta, Botswana

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

Ben Osborne / Aerial view of African elephants (Loxodonta africana)moving through wetland in the Okavango delta, Northern Botswana, taken on location for BBC Planet Earth series, October 2005

Ben Osborne / Aerial view of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) find shade under trees to avoid midday sun, during a drought. Northern Botswana. Taken on location for BBC Planet Earth series, October 2005

Ben Osborne / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) bulls crowd into an emptying waterhole to drink, Savuti, Botswana. Taken on location for BBC Planet Earth series, 2005

Ben Osborne / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) splashes mud with his foot. Savuti, Northern Botswana. Taken on location for BBC Planet Earth series, 2005

Nick Garbutt / Adult bull African Elephant (Loxononta africana) trunk reaching up to feed on foliage on the banks of the Luangwa River, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, October

Nick Garbutt / Adult bull African Elephant (Loxononta africana) reaching up to feed on foliage on the banks of the Luangwa River, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, October

Nick Garbutt / Juvenile African elephant (Loxodonta africana) wanders through a tourist safari lodge, Mfuwe Lodge, South Luangwa NP, Zambia, October

Nick Garbutt / Adult bull African Elephant (Loxononta africana) reaching up to feed on foliage on the banks of the Luangwa River, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, October

Andy Rouse / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) bull silhouetted against setting sun. 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.

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

Andy Rouse / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) with double rainbow in background, Masai Mara GR, Kenya, January

Anup Shah / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) juveniles play fighting, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, February