Enasoit, Laikipia, Kenya, a family of African elephant.

Two young calves (Bos primigenius taurus) standing inquisitively on an alpine pasture, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Canada, Manitoba, Churchill, Underwater view of young Beluga Whale calf swimming with mother and pod near mouth of Hudson Bay

Eye of a highland cattle calf in a snowstorm, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria

Canada, Nunavut Territory, Repulse Bay, Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) and calf resting on small iceberg in Frozen Strait near White Island along Hudson Bay

Kenya, Masai Mara, Musiara Marsh, Narok County. Elephant calves playing. Their permanent tusks emerge in their third year.

Middle East, Arabian Peninsula, Sultanate of Oman, Southern Province, Dhofar Governate, Salalah. Mother Camel with newborn calf in the Dhofar region in southern Oman.

Africa, Mfuwe Lodge, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. A new born elephant calf one hour old suckling from its mother.

Africa, Mfuwe Lodge, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. A new born elephant calf one hour old suckling from its mother.

Africa, Namibia, Caprivi, Bwa Bwata National Park, A herd of elephants drinking at the Kwando River

A family of White Rhinos, the female with a massive horn. Mweiga, Solio, Kenya

Approaching Indian Elephant herd,Corbett National Park, India

Kenya, Matthews Range, Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, calf with keeper.

Campi ya Kanzi, Chyulu Hills, Kenya, a small family of eland.

Enasoit, Laikipia, Kenya, a family of African elephant.

Enasoit, Laikipia, Kenya, a family of African elephant.

Enasoit, Laikipia, Kenya, an African elephant calf and adult.

Enasoit, Laikipia, Kenya, an African elephant calf and adult.

Elephant family, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Young Elephant playing, Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Kenya, Nairobi National Park, elephant orphanage Daphne Sheldrick, african elephant (Loxodonta africana), mud bath of the youngs

Black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina) adult feeding its young, captive, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

UK, Scotland, Highland, higland calf

Galloway cattle (Bos primigenius taurus) with blond pigmentation, small calf, Nature reserve Doberitz Heath, Priort, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) calf standing in tundra landscape, Sweden, Harjedalen, Flatruet

Zambia, South Luangwa National Park, Mfuwe. A newborn elephant steadies itself on wobbly legs as it takes its first steps

Kenya, Maasai Mara National Game Reserve, Mara River. A mother hippo stands protectively next to her young calf. Male hippos sometimes kill small calves when taking over a territory.

Kenya, Maasai Mara National Game Reserve, Masailand. Maasai giraffe and young calf

Kenya, Maasai Mara National Game Reserve. Cheetah cub playing with a Thomson's gazelle fawn that its mother had just caught and released to the cub to practice its hunting skills.

Uganda, Murchison Falls National Park. An elephant family drinking at the edge of the river.

Uganda, Murchison Falls National Park, Nile River, Defassa waterbuck with young stand alert along the shores of the Nile river.

Kenya, Narok County, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Musiara Marsh. A herd of elephants with a very young calf move through the thickets and woodlands feeding,

Kenya, Maasai Mara National Game Reserve. An elephant and her calf search for food as storm clouds gather in the late afternoon at the beginning of the short rainy season.

Kenya, Maasai Mara National Game Reserve. An elephant and her calf search for food as storm clouds gather in the late afternoon at the beginning of the short rainy season. The cow is plucking acacia s...

Kenya, Nairobi National Park, Nairobi County. A Black Rhino and young calf hurry across a track in the Nairobi National Park.

Lonely Giraffe with baby in Etosha, Namibia, Africa

France, Puy de Dome, Parc Naturel Regional des Volcans d'Auvergne (Regional natural park of the Volcans d'Auvergne), Le Cezallier, Le Saillant, calves and purebred cows Salers

European Bisons (Bison bonasus), a cow with a calf, at a game reserve, Germany, Europe

Birth of a Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Serengeti, Tanzania, Africa

USA, Wyoming, Sublette County, a cow moose stands while her calf nurses.

United States, South Dakota, Belle Fourche, ranch of Todd Larsen, sorting and branding the cattle

United States, South Dakota, Martin, rodeo in town

African elephant with calf grazing at sunset in Southern Serengeti plains, as a thunderstorm is approaching

England, Calderdale. Cow and calf in a field in misty conditions.

Watusi cattle, Private game ranch, Great Karoo, South Africa

Laos, Sainyabuli Province, Thanoon, column of elephants and their passengers during a trek along a river

Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) calf standing in corn, The Netherlands, Noord-Brabant, Biesbosch

An adult African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) with calf with storm clouds and a rainbow behind them, Botswana, Kasane, Chobe National Park

A desert-dwelling African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf laying down beneath its mother's belly, Namibia, Kaokoland, Skeleton Coast

Herd of Elephants in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, Africa

USA, Wyoming, Moose calf laying on snowpack.

USA, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park, Bison calves greeting each other.

Cattle wrangling competition at the Rodeo, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, USA.

Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A herd of elephants walking across the savannah.

Young one of Indian Asian Elephant, walking in the herd, Corbett National Park, India.

Kenya, Nyeri County, Aberdare National Park. African elephants at a saltlick in the Aberdare National Park.

Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A male cheetah catching a wildebeest calf using its sharp dew claw to help pull it to a halt.

Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. One of a coalition of three male cheetahs hunting wildebeest during the dry season. The male has snagged the wildebeest calf using its razor sharp dew claw heloing to...

Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. One of a coalition of three male cheetahs pursuing a wildebeest calf in the late afternoon. Male cheetahs often take larger prey than females, particularly when huntin...

Middle East, Arabian Peninsula, Sultanate of Oman, Southern Province, Dhofar Governate, Salalah. Camel herders among rugged terrain in the Dhofar region in southern Oman.

Asia, Minneriya National Park, North Central Province, Sri Lanka. A herd of elephants dust bathing at sunset or dusk.

Zambia, South Luangwa National Park. New born elephan calf just a few hours old searching for its mother's breasts.

Asia, India, Rajasthan State, Jodhpur, Rohet, village near Mihir Garh, Thar Desert. Woman with cow at the front of her home in the early morning. Women in the villages milk their families cows in the...

The Sound and Calf of Man, Port St Mary, Isle of Man

African elephants, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Humpback Whales, Mother and Calf (Megaptera novaeangliae), Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia

Humpback Whales, Mother and Calf (Megaptera novaeangliae), Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia

Central African Republic, Dzanga-Ndoki, Dzanga-Bai. A Forest elephant mother and one-month-old baby at Dzanga-Bai.

Central African Republic, Dzanga-Ndoki, Dzanga-Bai. A Forest elephant mother and month-old baby at Dzanga-Bai.

Chad, Arboutchatak, Guera, Sahel. A Peul woman and her daughter ride on the back of a cow loaded with her chattels and the structure of her house.

South America, Brazil, Bahia, Abrolhos, Whale-watchers watching a female Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and calf in the Abrolhos Islands National Marine Park

USA, Salmon, Idaho, Tie-Down Roping, High School Rodeo

A baby elephant plays on a mound watched over by its mother.

USA, Alaska, Tongass National Forest, Humpback Whale Calf (Megaptera novaengliae) breaching in Frederick Sound

Greenland, Ilulissat, Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching in Disko Bay near icebergs from Jakobshavn Isfjord on summer afternoon

Cowboys round up calfs at a lasso competition near Boquete, Panama

India, South India, Kerala. Young girl pats an orphan elephant from Kodanad Elephant Sanctuary during its daily bath in the River Periyar. (MR)