The world’s largest land animal – with a brain bigger than ours and similar family values – has been worshipped as a god, hunted for its ivory, feared for its bravery and has awed humankind since our paths first crossed in the mists of time. Don Pinnock set off on a journey to find out how Loxodonta africana was doing in Southern Africa.

This article was first published by Getaway Magazine.

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