1. The elephant

2. ‘Savuti’ Bulk Grazer! Bull elephant feeding along the Savuti River in  Botswana by Atkinson Photography.

3. Skewered. Life in the wild really is red in tooth and tusk
Skewered! Life in the wild really is red in tooth and tusk.. as this buffalo discovered when it unwisely butted an elephant. The killer elephant, in Masai Mara, Kenya, impaled the unfortunate beast on its tusks, lifting the 500kg buffalo high into the air, before dropping its lifeless body again. Picture: Kim Murer/Caters

4. Acrobatic Elephants of Mana Pools in Zimbabwe, Botswana by Ken Watkins Photography

5. Elephant calf standing tall in Kariega Game Reserve in South Africa
by specialist photography  guide Jacques Matthysen.

6. Excellent Elephant Zoo keepers measure the height of an elephant during the annual inventory of Munich’s Hellabrunn Zoo. by Michael Dalder /Reuters

7. Elephant Okavango River Bath, Botswana

8. Elephant mother and calf, Tsavo East NP, Kenya by Stefano Minella Photography

9. The only place for this ornament is right here on the face of its original owner. by David Lloyd Wildlife Photography

10. An Elephant scratches his stomach on a car roof – in case you didn’t quite grasp the sheer size and power of these animals, here’s a good reason to afford them the space and respect they deserve.

11. Lovely shot of elephant interactions at Mogorosi Waterhole taken by shareholder Tim Doyle on a recent visit. From the family group at the water’s edge to the wrestling adolescents stirring up a dust cloud in the background there is always something of interest going on when you encounter these giants. by Tim Doyle

12. A baby elephant wallows in the mud, but then found himself unable to stand up again. Heavy rain in the Masai Mara created the perfect mud hole, and the youngster wasted no time in going for a roll. However, when he tried to get to his feet again, he was simply unable to stand and kept slipping over. The moment was captured on camera by professional wildlife photographer Andy Rouse, who had been following the herd. Picture: Andy Rouse

13. Playful Elephant Calf, Simbavati River Lodge, South Africa by Christof Schoeman Wildlife Photography

14. An elephant picks himself up, dusts himself off and showers himself in dust again. The huge African elephant was spotted enjoying a dust shower by wildlife photographer Theo Allofs at a dried-up part of the Hoanib River in Kunene, Namibia. Picture: Theo Allofs

15. Baby Elephant by Isak Pretorius Photography

16. An African elephant damages a fence in the Timbavati Game Reserve, South Africa. It really looked like he was just having fun; like a mischievous teenager, he retreated hastily as soon as the rangers’ car appeared honking its horn. Picture: Ignacio Yufera/FLPA / Rex Features

17. Elephants on fire by Isak Pretorius Photography

18. Lovely shot of elephant interactions at Mogorosi Waterhole taken by shareholder Tim Doyle on a recent visit. From the family group at the water’s edge to the wrestling adolescents stirring up a dust cloud in the background there is always something of interest going on when you encounter these giants. by Tim Doyle/Limpopo Lipadi

19. Young Elephant at Masai Mara, Kenya by Corne Schalkwyk/Premier Safaris

20. The longer scientists study elephants, the more we realize how special they are. These are creatures that live for around 65 years. Females teach younger elephants about the geography and food of their world, and how to raise young. Elephants display many of the emotions we associate with humans: for example, they love, play and empathies with each other. Image by Martin Harvey

21. You invaded my territory, lower zambezi, Zambia by Nicole Cambré Photography

22. Clash of the Titans, Chobe, Botswana by Nicole Cambré Photography

23. Ugandan Elephant with a dancing bird on its back
Ugandan Elephant with a dancing bird on its back.. by Jonothan Hen-Boisen

24. Little Big Foot in Kruger National Park in South Africa
Little Big Foot in Kruger National Park in South Africa. by Renata Ewald Wildlife & Nature Photography

25. A White Elephant has coated itself in mud at a watering hole in the Etosha National Park in Namibia. by Charlie Lynam Photography/Wild Africa Capture

26. A herd of elephants march towards a waterhole in Nxai Pan, Botswana by Carole Deschuymere Wildlife Photography

27. Adorable elephant calf at Addo National Park in South Africa by Jacques Matthysen Wildlife Photography

28. An albino elephant on Kapama Game Reserve in South Africa by Marilize Minnaar