Animals·Posted on Jun 30, 201422 Photos That Prove Elephants Make The World A Better PlaceBetween poaching and their treatment at circuses, elephants are up against a lot. Here's a small reminder how special these endangered animals are.by Chelsea MarshallBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. This splish-splasher. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 2. This cutie who just wants you to have a fantastic day! 3. This story of Shirley and Jenny reuniting at last: View this video on YouTube youtube.com 4. This guy who's waving his trunk in the air like he just doesn't care. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. This timid cutie. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. This little one who just wants to share. 7. This little fuzzball. 8. This little guy who just wants you to play in the snow with him. 9. This mother and daughter. 10. This guy in his new (dirt) face paint. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. This snuggle bunny. 12. These mud wrestlers. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. This gal pullin' a "Clint Eastwood Talking to a Chair" routine. 14. This orphaned elephant named Moses getting acquainted with his new dog brothers. 15. This grown-up elephant and his best friend. 16. These love bugs. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. And this professional booper. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 18. This eager elephant who just wants to say hi so badly. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. This playful muddy-pants. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20. This one who's really everyone's best friend. 21. Basically, the world would be 100% less special without these guys. 22. There are obviously thousands of more reasons too. Check out more information here and here. Would you like more animals in your life? Sign up for the BuzzFeed Animals newsletter and get posts like these in your inbox twice a week!