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

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

Jabruson / African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) juvenile chasing African Forest Buffalos (Syncerus caffer nanus). 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.

Axel Gomille / Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus), temple elephant gives blessings to pilgrims at the ruins and temple complex of Hampi, Karnataka, India

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

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.

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

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...

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.

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

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...

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

Jabruson Motion / Family of African forest elephants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) gathered at a mineral dig, female reaching out with her trunk and pushing a calf away, Bai Hokou, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central A...

Jabruson Motion / African forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) calf bathing in and running through a waterhole, with mother encouraging it to stand up, Dzanga Bai, Dzanga Ndoki National Park, Central African R...

Jabruson Motion / African forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) calf bathing in waterhole, with mother drinking nearby, Dzanga Bai, Dzanga Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic.

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.

Jabruson Motion / Park rangers adding African elephant (Loxodonta africana) ivory to a pile in storeroom, Zakouma National Park, Chad, 2010

Jabruson Motion / Close-up of a pile of confiscated African elephant (Loxodonta african) ivory, Zakouma National Park, Chad, 2010.

Jabruson Motion / Close-up of a pile of confiscated African elephant (Loxodonta african) ivory, Zakouma National Park, Chad, 2010.

Jabruson Motion / Slow panning shot across a pile of confiscated African elephant (Loxodonta african) ivory, Zakouma National Park, Chad, 2010.

Jabruson Motion / Park ranger adding confiscated African elephant (Loxodonta african) ivory to a pile, Zakouma National Park, Chad, 2010.

Jabruson Motion / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) killed by poachers with tusks hacked from skull, lying on parched earth, Zakouma National Park, Chad, 2010.

Jabruson Motion / Panning shot along tusk of an African elephant (Loxodonta africana) in an ivory stockpile, showing cracks and writing on ivory, Zakouma National Park, Chad, 2010.

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.

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