Rokka
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
DSWT Kaluku Neonate Nursery in Kenya

Biography
♀ Rokka
Identification
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ maybe about 3 years old (estimated age)
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2021? wild
Birth place: in Tsavo National Park
Locations - owners
Present / last location:DSWT Kaluku Neonate Nursery, in Kenya
Date of arrival
2021-07-26DSWT Kaluku Neonate Nursery
from Tsavo National Park
Record history
History of updates2021-08-22
Latest document update2022-03-26 09:02:52
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Biography

Rokka is a living Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the DSWT Kaluku Neonate Nursery, in Kenya.

Rokka arrived in 2021-07-26 to the DSWT Kaluku Neonate Nursery, relocated from the Tsavo National Park, in Kenya.


Social

Rokka lives together with 4 other elephants at the DSWT Kaluku Neonate Nursery:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. ♀ Lemeki
  2. ♂ Mayan born 2018-11-00
  3. ♂ Thamana
  4. ♂ Vaarti born 2019?


Origin

Rokka was born wild 2021? at Tsavo National Park.


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It all began on the evening of 26th July 2021, during a routine patrol along the Tiva River. Flying over a popular watering point, our pilots spotted a lone baby elephant. She was far too young to be on her own — seven months old, at most — and looked extremely stressed. Clearly, this baby was an Orphan.

We named the calf Rokka, a nod to the area where she was rescued along the Tiva River. She is an extremely spunky little girl, even now that she is fully settled in her new home. Despite the fact that she is one of the youngest members of our neonate herd, Rokka marches around with the bearing of an elephant twice her size. This determination undoubtedly helped her survive during her lonely time on the Tiva. Shortly after her rescue, the decayed carcasses of three poached elephants were discovered. It is very possible that one of them was Rokka’s mother.
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Rokka, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at DSWT Kaluku Neonate Nursery in Kenya. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10437. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories2021 births | Elephants from DSWT Kaluku Neonate Nursery | Kenya | African savanna elephants


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