Maisha
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Lukenya Field headquarters in Kenya

Biography

☨ ♂ Maisha
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Identification

Sheldrick orphans	377

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:	in Africa unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†2021-06-26
Death reason:	unknown: stiff legs and locked jaw (Tetanus?)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Lukenya Field headquarters, in Kenya

Date of arrival

	Lukenya Field headquarters from DSWT Nairobi nursery

Record history
History of updates	2021-02-28

Latest document update	2021-07-03 05:47:49
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† Maisha is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2021-06-26 at Lukenya Field headquarters, in Kenya, . Official death reason described as stiff legs and locked jaw (Tetanus?).

Origin

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Maisha, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Lukenya Field headquarters in Kenya. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11326. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Litterature about Lukenya Field headquarters

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Links

Maisha on Elephant Orphan Profiles, at sheldrickwildlifetrust.org, website for The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

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