Elephant Stories

Induna

Induna was a regal elephant, strong in stature with tusks that earned him the label of a “tusker”. A tusker is an elephant with tusks that weigh more than 45.45...

Induna

Induna was a regal elephant, strong in stature with tusks that earned him the label of a “tusker”. A tusker is an elephant with tusks that weigh more than 45.45...

In 2009, a traumatised elephant herd abruptly arrived at Thula Thula Game Reserve in Zululand after their matriarch had been shot. The late conservationist, Lawrence Anthony, together with his wife...

Nana

In 2009, a traumatised elephant herd abruptly arrived at Thula Thula Game Reserve in Zululand after their matriarch had been shot. The late conservationist, Lawrence Anthony, together with his wife...

Echo

Echo, the remarkable matriarch of a family of elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, was most studied elephant in the world, the subject of several books and documentaries, including two...

Echo

Echo, the remarkable matriarch of a family of elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, was most studied elephant in the world, the subject of several books and documentaries, including two...

Hatlani

Hatlani had a straight right tusk, with a shorter curving left tusk. His tusks are strikingly similar to those of the also deceased elephant bull Mabarule. Hatlani’s name origin remains...

Hatlani

Hatlani had a straight right tusk, with a shorter curving left tusk. His tusks are strikingly similar to those of the also deceased elephant bull Mabarule. Hatlani’s name origin remains...

Bububu

This beautiful elephant was named after the Bububu Spruit and windmill, where he was regularly seen (Bububu meaning ‘the rumbling of flood waters’). Bububu had a long and straight right...

Bububu

This beautiful elephant was named after the Bububu Spruit and windmill, where he was regularly seen (Bububu meaning ‘the rumbling of flood waters’). Bububu had a long and straight right...

Gida-Gida

Gida-Gida was named in memory of Sgt. Jan Mdluli who served 30 years of loyal service as a field ranger in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Gida-Gida is short...

Gida-Gida

Gida-Gida was named in memory of Sgt. Jan Mdluli who served 30 years of loyal service as a field ranger in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Gida-Gida is short...