Spectacular pictures taken from all corners of the earth by some of the world’s best photographers feature the unmatched beauty of nature in this year’s World Nature Photography Awards. From remote Antarctic lagoons, where leopard seals hunt their penguin prey, to pristine ice falls in central Japan; from half-submerged scenes of American crocodiles stealthily skulking…

Adam Brooks looks more like a banker than an elephant keeper. The 29-year-old assistant curator at the Birmingham Zoo is a clean-cut young man with a happy smile and an easy demeanor. He is in charge of three massive African elephants and all the primates at the facility. Adam adores his job, including feeding time….

An emaciated elephant calf in India was being held by neglectful owners and was on the brink of death. Looking like skin and bones, she suffered from extreme malnourishment—until a community of caring animal activists came to the rescue. When a pro-animal rights individual, Mr. S. Jain, reported witnessing the terrible state Lakshmi the elephant was…

Spotting her calf with his leg stuck in a hanging tire toy, a mother elephant at a Thai sanctuary had the funniest response. The relatable interaction between mom, baby, and the tire was caught on camera. Two-year-old elephant calf Perm Poon, who resides at Samui Elephant Haven in Bophut on Thailand’s Koh Samui island with…

Look at the love and protection they show. Just amazing!

Cute, clumsy, and cheeky—these baby elephants are here to melt your heart!

They don’t call elephants the most noble of all land creatures for no reason.

A baby elephant living at a sanctuary in Thailand has netizens rolling with laughter after destroying a beautiful cake, lovingly prepared for his grandmother by staffers. The cheeky toddler, seeing the treat laid out on Oct. 13, ran ahead and slid on his knees across the cake before tucking into a juicy chunk of watermelon…

“Don’t worry, human. I got you!”

A baby elephant named Dololo was almost close to death when he was found by Kenyan locals submerged in a muddy pool, with only the tip of his trunk visible above the surface. Rescuers heaved him out in the nick of time. Thanks to their love and dedication, Dololo is a different elephant three years…