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

Jami Tarris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calves playing, Samburu-Isiolo Game Reserve, Kenya

Jami Tarris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf playing in water, Samburu-Isiolo Game Reserve, Kenya

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

Hiroya Minakuchi / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) sub-adult in defensive posture, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd drinking, Chobe River, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd on savanna, Masai Mara, Kenya

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) juvenile during dry season, Etosha National Park, Namibia

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) adult, Bank of Chobe National Park, Botswana

Jami Tarris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) juvenile bulls playing, Samburu-Isiolo Game Reserve, Kenya

Jami Tarris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf, Samburu-Isiolo Game Reserve, Kenya

Jami Tarris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) orphaned calf dust bathing, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Nairobi, Kenya