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Largest Member of the Big Five (by mikel.hendriks)

An orphaned baby elephant walks through mud as tourists take pictures at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nursery within Nairobi National Park, near Kenya’s capital Nairobi.  Picture: REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Photographer Ben Cranke kept his nerve as this African elephant charged him during a trip to the Savuti Game Reserve, Chobe National Park, Botswana.  Picture: Ben Cranke/Solent News

An elephant holds a piece of ice at Dusit Zoo in Bangkok. The Thai Meteorological Department forecasted temperatures between 38 to 40 degrees celsius.  Picture: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul/AFP

An elephant comes to the rescue of one of its babies who is being attacked by a pack of hyenas. The elephant is seen charging at the hyenas to ward them off its offspring. These amazing pictures were captured by American photographer Jayesh Mehta in the Savuti region of the Chobe National Park in Botswana.  Picture: JAYESH MEHTA / CATERS NEWS

Elephant. Photo by Willem Kruger

Elephant. Photo by Willem Kruger

Mother and Baby Elephant. Photo by Eric Lafforgue

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 / Rex Features

Elephants munch on Christmas trees in their enclosure at Berlin’s Zoo. Picture: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images 

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Giving a helping hand

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Love Recognizes No Barriers. Photo by moocatmoocat