Two score years ago, a gardener gifted Zeldin with a baby elephant’s foot in a 4-inch pot. Today, it is a serious tree, having reached its mature height of around 15 feet.

In this photo supplied by Four Paws, Charley, an ageing four-ton African elephant, enters his adaption enclosure to acclimatise, at the Shambala Private Game Reserve, South Africa, Monday, Aug. 19 ...

In this photo supplied by Four Paws, Charley, an ageing four-ton African elephant, enters his adaption enclosure to acclimatise, at the Shambala Private Game Reserve, South Africa, Monday, Aug. 19 ...