The large ears of a matriarch flare out like sails in the wind as she leads her family to water across the savannah. Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

A matriarch elephant leads her extended family to water across the Amboseli Plain. Elephants hold maps of the landscape in their memory and can smell water miles away. I was overwhelmed by the size and numbers of elephant families that crossed the savannah and paraded by me the day of this photograph. The calm leadership of this matriarch shone as her clan followed her obediently across the plain.No baitingLocation: Amboseli National Park, KenyaAfrican savanna elephant, Loxodonta Africana - Endangered

A matriarch elephant crosses the Amboseli Plain with her family in close formation. A large bull follows close behind like a protective uncle. Amboseli National Park, Kenya