Despite their large size, elephants are natural-born swimmers. They use their trunks as snorkels and paddle with strong legs in deep water. This is the moment they went swimming in northern Sri Lanka. Listen to more elephant stories here: 🎧 https://bbc.in/3ZbLTg6 | BBC World Service

4K views · 345 reactions | An Oxford-led conservation project in West Africa is helping to protect elephants in the region. It's work creates balance between local communities and the elephant population. Learn more ⬇️ https://wild.org/mali-elephants/  | Oxford Sparks #WorldEnvironmentDay #TruePlanet | University of Oxford | Facebook

14K views · 199 reactions | Today is Save The Elephant Day!  Elephant Keeper, Jess, shares some fun facts about elephant trunks and explains how our supported conservation project, the Elephant Orphanage Project, helps to rehabilitate and release orphaned elephants back into the wild in Zambia. Find out more  https://ow.ly/H4Vs50VAH6F | Colchester Zoo | Facebook