Mahout standing on the back of his Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) taking a bath in the river, Kaziranga, Assam, India, Asia

Elephant and his mahout washing in the river near Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

An elephant and its rider walk the walls of the Amber Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Elephant transport for tourists, Amber Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

African elephant (Loxodonta africana), as seen from game drive vehicle in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

An African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), near a safari truck in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, Africa

Punnathur Kotta Elephant Fort housing 50 elephants and financed by the temples, Kerala state, India, Asia

Northern elephant seal (mirounga angustirostris) male portrait, san benitos island, baja, mexico

Kenya. Masai men starting a fire the traditional way by rubbing two sticks together and igniting dry elephant dung. Masai village within the amboseli national park

A male kudu (Tracelaphus Strepsiceros) in the Addo Elephant Park in South Africa.

Adult bull Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) hauled out and in a wallow while molting on the beach at Fortuna Bay on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Adult bull Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) hauled out and in a wallow while molting on the beach at Fortuna Bay on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) mating behavior on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) mating behavior on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Adult bull southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) fighting for breeding grounds on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Asian Elephant, Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) captive adult male. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, India.

Asian Elephant, Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus Indicus) captive adult male. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, India.

Asian Elephant, Indian Elephant and Mahout (Elephus maximus indicus) captive adult male and Mahout. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, India,

Male Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonine) with king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus). South Georgia Island, Antartica, Southern ocean.

Sub-adult male Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonine), South Georgia Island, Antartica, Southern ocean.

Beach master, Male Elephant Seal, South Georgia patrolling the shore

Adult bull Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) threat posture while hauled out and in a wallow while molting at the abandonded whaling station at Grytviken on the island of South Georgia

Bull Southern Elephant Seal, Mirounga leonina, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean.

Adult bull Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) hauled out and in a wallow while molting at the abandonded whaling station at Grytviken on the island of South Georgia, southern Atlantic Ocean.

Adult bull Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) hauled out and yawning in a wallow while molting on the beach at Fortuna Bay on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

Adult Bull Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) on the beach at Golfo Nuevo, Patagonia, Argentina.

Adult bull Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) hauled out (note huge proboscis) on Peninsula Valdes, Argentina. Atlantic Ocean.

Northern Elephant Seal, male (Mirounga angustirostris). USA, CA

Adult bull with adult female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on Torgesen Island just outside Palmer Station in Port Arthur, Antarctica

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) wild adult male. Phinda Reserve, South Africa.

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) mother/bull/pup in Peninsula Valdes, Patagonia, Argentina. South Atlantic Ocean.

Male southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pups mock fighting on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Young adult bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) holding a young pup's head underwater on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Asian Elephant, Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) captive adult male. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, India.

Staff from the Lindblad Expedition Ship National Geographic Explorer with an elephant seal pup on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) wild adult male. Phinda Reserve, South Africa.

Adult bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on Torgesen Island just outside Palmer Station in Port Arthur, Antarctica

Southern Elephant Seal Bull, Mirounga leonina, portrait, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean.

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) wild adult male. Phinda Reserve, South Africa.

Adult bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) flipping sand onto its back to cool off on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Adult female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on Torgesen Island just outside Palmer Station in Port Arthur, Antarctica

African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) wild adult males. Phinda Reserve, South Africa.

African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) wild adult males. Amboseli National Park. Kenya.

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) wild adult male. Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) wild adult male. Amboseli National Park. Kenya.

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) wild adult male. Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) wild adult male. Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) wild adult male. Phinda Reserve, South Africa.

African Elephants

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) male swimming, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) male swimming, Falkland Islands, South America

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) male swimming, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) male swimming, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) male roaring, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic, South America

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) male roaring, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America

A male Southern Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) fawning upon a female, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic, South America

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) male resting on a sandy beach, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America

Painted elephants and mahouts, Amber Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walking in front of a mating Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina), St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island

Elephant loaded on a truck, Arattupuzha-Pooram festival, near Thrissur, Kerala, southern India, India, Asia

Working elephant, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), Guruvayoor, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Elephant ride to Amber Palace, Rajasthan, northern India, Asia

Decorated elephants and Hindu priests, Pooram festival, Thrissur, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Male lion (Panthera leo) is eating a captured elephant, Savuti, Chobe national park, Botswana, Africa

Southern Elephant Seals (Mirounga leonina) mating, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island

Elephant back safari, Abu Camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

African elephant bull walking towards safari vehicle on a gravel road. Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Theravada Buddhism, elephants and tourists, Buddhist monks watching parade, Elephant Festival, Ban Viengkeo, Hongsa, Xaignabouri Province, Sayaburi, Xayaburi or Sainyabuli, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

African elephant (Loxodonta africana), bull, male, at the water, drinking, Kruger National Park, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Elephants decorated with gold jewellery on the way to the temple, Hindu Pooram festival, Thrissur, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Pujaris sitting on elephants on the way to the temple, Hindu Pooram festival, Thrissur, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Pujaris standing on the backs of elephants, holding fans made of peacock feathers up in the air, Hindu Pooram festival, Thrissur, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Male lion (Panthera leo) is lying between elephant muck, Nxai Pan, Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana, Africa

African elephant (Loxodonta africana), young animal, eating, foraging, bull, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana), bull at sunset in the Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Hindu temple festival with many elephants, Thrissur, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

South African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis), adult, male, Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

African elephant (Loxodonta africana), bull, male, at the water, drinking, Kruger National Park, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

African elephant (Loxodonta africana), male drinking at a river, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) bullfight, in the African desert. 2 male animals are fighting with each other. Full body side view with dust clouds. Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Elephant bull (Loxodenta africana) walks along the river edge. Background is African bushland. Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

African elephants (Loxodonta africana) family meeting at waterhole, mammal, close-up in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Namibian Desert elephants (Loxodonta africana), Bull and cow, Hoarusib River, Namib Desert, Kaokoland, Kaokoveld, Kunene Province, Namibia, Africa

detail of the face of a elephant

Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus), adult, male drinking at waterhole, Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Elephant bull (Loxodenta africana) portrait side view of his head, tusks, trunk, eyes, and ears. Face is lit by warm sunset colours. Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

African elephant (Loxodonta africana) a bull threatens, mammal, close-up in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Elephant bull (Loxodenta africana) rubs his head on a tree trunk, leans to the left. Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Asian, Asiatic or Indian elephant (Elephas maximus), male, Rajiv Gandhi National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

African elephant bull (Loxodonta africana) walks towards the camera. Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana, Africa

Elephant bull (Loxodenta africana) comes out of river, lifts his head high. In background stand antelopes, Lechwe. Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus), adult male taking dust bath, Bundala National Park, Sri Lanka, Asia

Street scene with elephant, two riding boys on an elephant, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

African elephant (Loxodonta africana), bull elephant reflected in a waterhole, Nxai Pan National Park, Ngamiland, Botswana, Africa

Asian, Asiatic or Indian elephant (Elephas maximus), male, Rajiv Gandhi National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

African Elephant bull (Loxodonta africana) in the morning light, coloured by red earth, Tsavo West, Kenya, Africa

Namibian Desert elephants (Loxodonta africana), Bull and cow, Hoarusib River, Namib Desert, Kaokoland, Kaokoveld, Kunene Province, Namibia, Africa

African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana), elderly bull, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa