What’s the first thought that pops into your head when you think of an elephant? That they’re big, perhaps? That they walk very quietly, and despite being so huge, can disappear behind a tree or bush as if they were never there. And that sometimes, they...
Today, we are turning our elephant personality spotlight on Fishan, our gentle 33-year-old male elephant. He loves attention – and snacks! Stavros: Fishan is a naughty boy! He’s quite clever but doesn’t always listen. His best friends are Bubi, and all the babies like Limpopo, Klaserie and...
Life at Camp Jabulani can be very exciting indeed, as our MD, Adine Roode, experienced first-hand recently! And, in a not-too-surprising twist, it was once again Lundi that took on the challenge… Adine went walking with the Camp Jabulani elephants, and decided to check whether the...
Every elephant in Camp Jabulani has its own character and unique personality. And no one knows this better than the people who spend a lot of time in their company and watch over them. Today, we turn the spotlight on Bubi: if her keepers were asked...
The elephant stables, which were renovated last year, have been very well received by all. The elephants have grown exponentially in size since their arrival a decade ago. This, along with the addition of a few babies, meant that these changes were extremely important for...
1. Jabulani was originally brought to The Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre by Dr. Gerrit Scheepers. He was in very bad shape, and in dire need of specialist care. His chances of survival were very slim. 2. Jabulani was lactose intolerant. This made finding a suitable milk...
Pisa was the second baby born to Tokwe, and arrived by on the 13th November 2009. Pisa, meaning ‘hot’ in Shona, was given that name as she arrived on a blisteringly hot afternoon, and Tokwe (her mother) was 4 kilometres away from the stables at the...
Gordon and I manage a game farm on the South African border, with the Botswana and Zanzibar border posts along the farm. Due to a new fence being erected on a privately owned farm over the Limpopo River, an elephant herd had been displaced and...
Fishan is a 33 year old male elephant born in Zimbabwe. He was hand reared with 11 other elephants on a farm which was eventually expropriated due to the national land reform programme. This farm was located 12km east of Chinhoyi town. Fishan was castrated at...
Sebakwe was born in Zimbabwe in the early 1980s. He was hand reared with 11 other elephants on a farm which was eventually expropriated due to the national land reform programme. This farm was located 12km east of Chinhoyi town. In 2002, Lente Roode heard about...
