Ann & Steve Toon / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) herd silhouetted at sunset. Chobe National Park, Botswana.

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

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

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

Neil Aldridge / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) baby looking out from the safety of beneath its mother's legs, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana. Vulnerable species. The African elephant is classified as vul...

Andy Rouse / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf in rain, wallowing in mud. Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. September.

Eric Baccega / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd with calves, walking in procession to a waterhole in sand storm, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

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

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