The lives of these two elephants, a baby and its mother, could have ended if workers from South Laungwa Conservation Society didn’t try to help and free the trapped animals.

Hundreds of these elephant tusks were originally seized in 2002. They were burned in Kenya last week to illustrate how serious the situation of illegally killing elephants has gotten.

This baby elephant was attacked by a crocodile in South Africa. It didn’t take long once the cries from the baby elephant were heard for a whole herd of elephants to come to the rescue. The leader of the charge was probably the female matriarch of the herd.

These are the photographs that reveal how baby elephants learn tricks for circus performances. Go inside this post to learn more.