Echo died of natural causes at the age of 65 in May of 2009, leaving the family she had cared for and guided for so long to face the worst drought ever recorded in Amboseli on their own.

Elephant social rules are very complex. Females dwell in tightly bonded families that stay together for life, and males live a largely solitary existence.

Elephants rely on a complex communication system to sustain their clan-based society. At the root of it is a common language.

Joy, anger, grief, love -- all reside within elephants. Through years of research, scientists have found that elephants are capable of complex thought and deep feeling.

An abandoned zebra foal is trapped in a desperate struggle, but the only other animal around is an elephant.

Award-winning filmmaker, Martyn Colbeck, has filmed wildlife for over 20 years, capturing our planet's most incredible species with his lens.

The whole family gathers around for an emotional welcoming of Echo's newborn elephant.

More than 15 years ago, Martyn Colbeck began to document the lives of African elephants. He has grown close to elephant matriarch, Echo, and her close-knit family.

Human lives have been influenced by animals in matters that reach far beyond the food chain. In surprising ways, animals help teach, heal, and strengthen people -- in body, mind, and spirit.