Denis-Huot / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) baby playing with its mother. Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.

Andy Rouse / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) on plains under stormy sky, Marakele National Park, Waterberg Biosphere, South Africa

Anup Shah / Two baby African elephants with trunks entwined. Masai Mara, Kenya

Francois Savigny / Close-up Indian elephant eye. Bandhavgarh Nationa Park, India

Francois Savigny / Old African elephant bull in 'must', period of sexual dominance when he wil mate with females in his home range, Etosha National Park, S. Africa

Gavin Hellier / Ceremonially decorated Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) and mahout outside the Hawa Mahal / Palace of Winds, Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, 2011.

Jabruson Motion / THIS VIDEO CLIP WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ONLINE SOON. TO VIEW NOW, PLEASE CONTACT US. - Family of African forest elephants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) gathered at a mineral dig, female reaching out...

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Ammonite / Close-up of Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) feeding, using foot and trunk to gather grass, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

Ammonite / Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) feeding, using foot and trunk to gather grass, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

Ammonite / Close-up of Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) feeding, using foot and trunk to gather grass, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

Ammonite / Family of Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) drinking at waterhole, footage taken at night using thermal camera technology, showing cooling thermoregulatory properties of ears, Yala Nationa...

Jabruson Motion / Female African forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) digging for minerals in mud, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Sangha-Mbaere Prefecture, Central African Republic

Jabruson Motion / African forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) calf keeping larger juvenile from gaining access to a mineral dig, Zanga-Ndoki National Park, Sangha-Mbaere Prefecture, Central African Republic

Jabruson Motion / Female African forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) and calf kneeling and drinking from mineral pool, Zanga-Ndoki National Park, Sangha-Mbaere Prefecture, Central African Republic

Jabruson Motion / Small group of African forest elephants (Loxodonta africana cuclotis) running into forest clearing, trumpeting to dominant male feeding and cooling down in a mineral pool, Dzanga Bai, Dzanga-Ndoki Nat...

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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 / Close up of Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) eye, India

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,Jabruson / African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) mother playing with her calf. Dzanga Bai, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic.

Jabruson,Jabruson / African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) adult in motion. Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic.

Jabruson,Jabruson / African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) adult in motion. 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.

Axel Gomille,Axel Gomille / Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) femalenext to termite mound in forest, Nagarhole National Park, South India

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...

Mark MacEwen / Forest Elephants, (Loxodonta cyclotis) in forest around Dzanga Bai Clearing, Central African Republic, Africa.

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.

Tony Heald / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pack passing infront of large African elephant (Loxodonta africana) Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe October 2012

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

Jabruson / African Forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) bull at edge of Dzanga Bai in early evening, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic

Jabruson / African Forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) subadult scenting air, blurred motion at dusk, Dzanga Bai, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic

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 Forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) herd drinking and wallowing in a river, Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Republic. December 2011.

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.

Anup Shah / Forest elephant herd (Loxodonta cyclotis) drinking and wallowing in a river, Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Republic

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

Edwin Giesbers / Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) close up of skin and tail, captive

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

Mary McDonald / Domesticated Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) baby sheltering under its mother, in chains. Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Michael W. Richards / Baby Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) bath time with mother, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

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

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated Indian elephants (Elephas maximus) being walked to forest at sunset, Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated Indian elephants (Elephas maximus) being walked to forest at end of the working day, Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) low angle view of having howdah fitted to take people into Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Michael W. Richards / Wide angle view of baby Indian elephant, domesticated (Elephas maximus indicus), just a few days old standing below mothe'rs legs, Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

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.

Martin Dohrn / Wide panoramic night thermal camera shot of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and a herd of Spotted / Chital / Axis deer (Axis axis) in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

Vivek Menon / Agricultural crops trampled by Indian elephant (Elephas maximus), India.

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

Lisa Hoffner / A baby orphan Elephant (Loxodonta africana), named Murka, wounded by a poacher's spear is comforted by the touch of another elephant's trunk from outside its pen. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Eleph...

Lisa Hoffner / Orphan elephant (Loxodonta africana) flings red dirt during its daily dust bath. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, April 2007.

Lisa Hoffner / Hungry orphan elephants (Loxodonta africana) greet the milk delivery trailer. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, April 2007. Model released

Lisa Hoffner / A baby orphan Elephant (Loxodonta africana) leaning against the rump of its friend. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, August 2010.

Lisa Hoffner / Orphan baby Elephants (Loxodonta africana) being taken for a walk by their keepers. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010.

Lisa Hoffner / Keeper and a rescued Elephant orphan (Loxodonta africana) embracing. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2008. Model released

Lisa Hoffner / Orphan Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) and Elephant (Loxodonta africana) with blankets on their backs. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010.

Lisa Hoffner / Two orphan baby Elephants (Loxodonta africana) being affectionate. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010.

Lisa Hoffner / Four orphaned Elephants (Loxodonta africana). David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, August 2008.

Lisa Hoffner / Elephant keeper with his young orphan Elephants (Loxodonta africana). David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010. Model released.

Lisa Hoffner / Elephant keeper with his young orphanElephant (Loxodonta africana). David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010. Model released

Lisa Hoffner / Orphan baby Elephants (Loxodonta africana) playing football with their keeper. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010. Model released.

Lisa Hoffner / Young orphan Elephants (Loxodonta africana) out on a walk. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010.

Lisa Hoffner / Young orphan Elephants (Loxodonta africana) out on a walk. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010.

Lisa Hoffner / Young Elephant (Loxodonta africana) playing. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010.