The Elephant Tree

A steel, 12-metre-high elephant sculpture, created by Swiss artist Dominique Andreae, is lowered into place by helicopter for the fifth Biennale of sculptures in Montreux, Switzerland. Photo: Jean-Christophe Bott/EPA.

Out of a Clear Sky

Chonburi, Thailand: Clear Sky, a six-month-old elephant, is cleaned before being lowered into a pool for a hydrotherapy session. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images.

24 stone

Halle, Germany: A male elephant calf looks out of his enclosure. He was born on 3 August and weighs 105kg (24 st). Photo: Jens Meyer/AP.

Happy hour

Bangkok, Thailand: Elephants feast on fruit and vegetables during a buffet before the start of the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. Photo: Diego Azubel/EPA.

Where elephants live

Stephanie Sinclair, United States Professional; Daily Life “The Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus is made up of people from 25 different countries, speaking everything from Russian to Arabic to Guarani. A few travel in cars and trailers, but a majority – 270 – live on the trains. Most come from multi-generation circus families, to the extent that collectively, the circus staff represents thousands of years of circus history”. Photo: Stephanie Sinclair/Sony World Photography Awards.

Dumbo

Chester, United Kingdom: A baby Asian elephant takes her first steps at Chester zoo. The elephant was born to mother Thi Hi Way following a 22-month pregnancy, and has not yet been named. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA.