Beverly Joubert Instagram – #Repost from @natgeo From its first wobbly steps, this young calf in Kenya’s Masai Mara has been surrounded by an abundance of maternal care and guidance. Matriarch mothers, sisters, aunts, daughters—elephant society rests on the power and resilience of female bonds. This protective circle of allomothering keeps calves safe from hazards, provides comfort and sustenance, and imparts the generational knowledge necessary for survival.