Zigi
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
DSWT Umani Springs (Kibwezi Forest) in Kenya

Biography
♂ Zigi
Identification
Sheldrick orphansXX
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 1 years old
Management:Wild elephant
Origin
Born:* 2025-04-24 wild
Birth place: in DSWT Umani Springs (Kibwezi Forest)
Parents: ♂ x ♀ Zongoloni
Locations - owners
Present / last location:DSWT Umani Springs (Kibwezi Forest), in Kenya
Date of arrival
2025-04-24DSWT Umani Springs (Kibwezi Forest)
Record history
History of updates2025-04-29: New record
Latest document update2025-04-30 05:12:18
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Biography

Zigi is a living Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the DSWT Umani Springs (Kibwezi Forest), in Kenya.

Zigi arrived in 2025-04-24 to the DSWT Umani Springs (Kibwezi Forest),

Social

Zigi lives together with 13 other elephants at the DSWT Umani Springs (Kibwezi Forest): (detailed list)

  1. 1. ♂ Alamaya
  2. 2. ♀ Enkesha
  3. 3. ♂ Faraja born 2012-01-28
  4. 4. ♂ Jasiri (albino) born 2011-12-10
  5. 5. ♀ Lima Lima born 2012
  6. 6. ♀ Murera born 2009-08-00
  7. 7. ♂ Mwashoti born 2012
  8. 8. ♂ Ngasha born 2012
  9. 9. ♀ Quanza born 2009
  10. 10. ♀ Sonje born 2011-04-20
  11. 11. ♀ Sulwe born 2024-12-25
  12. 12. ♀ Ziwa
  13. 13. ♀ Zongoloni born 2012?
and possibly other wild elephants which have no record in this database


Origin

Zigi was born wild 2025-04-24 at DSWT Umani Springs (Kibwezi Forest).

Parentage

Parents of Zigi are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Zongoloni (mother).

Pedigree

Zigis ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Zigi

Sire (f):


Born:
2026-01

 Sire ff:


Born:
2026-01		 Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
2026-01		 Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Zongoloni

Born: 2012?
2026-01

 Sire mf:


Born:
2026-01		 Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:


Born:
2026-01		 Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Zigi, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at DSWT Umani Springs (Kibwezi Forest) in Kenya. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=17518. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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