Living With Elephants

Doug and Sandi Groves run the Living With Elephants Foundation (LWE) out of Botswana's Okavango Delta, a non-profit that strives to educate and create harmonious relationships between people and elephants. This is achieved using their three 'ele-ambassadors' - Jabu, Thembi & Morula - orphans of culling operations in the sub-region. Doug is also an accomplished photographer, as you can see from these magnificent photographs of  bull Jabu (Happiness) shaking the fruits out of a Makalani or Vegetable Ivory Palm (Hyphaene petersiana). If you would like to read more about the LWE Herd or find out how to visit them see the LWE site here.

Jabu harvesting palm nuts. © Douglas A. Groves/LWE

Jabu harvesting palm nuts. © Douglas A. Groves/LWE

Elephants from the perspective of a mouse

Photograph: J&B Photographers/ Steve Bloom Images/ Barcroft Media

Barrie Wilkins and Jill Sneesby captured the  unique shots of the colossal animals by digging a bunker in Etosha National Park, Namibia, and patiently waiting in silence for the perfect moments to capture them on film.