He emerged slowly, his large, full tusk pressing across the bush.

The members of her herd stood by the edge of the lake, savouring the refreshing sustenance of life.

A young elephant calf leans against her mother as the herd presses around protectively during their journey back into the deeper savannah grasslands.

A baby elephant gingerly steps out of the shadows into the light, its youth and vulnerability reflected by its emerging ivory.

Out of the night, she quietly appears, her soft rumbling in rhythm with her swaying movement.

The little one casually strolls over to the adults, her small steps driven by the call of one of the elders.

The little one examines something on the ground that stirs his curiosity as the herd looks on patiently.

An older sibling wraps his trunk around his younger brother in a playful caress.

Rambling with the herd through the African bush one afternoon, two young elephants cavort happily alongside each other.