Mbanje
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Adventure Zone (Safari Par Excellence) in Zimbabwe

Biography

☨ ♂ Mbanje
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Alternative name:	Mbajane

Identification


Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂, unknown age

People killed:	1: 50 year Enock Kufandada, 2017-07-25
Origin
Born:	* 1988 wild
Birth place:	in Zimbabwe unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†
Death location:
Death reason:	killed: shot after killing staff
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Adventure Zone (Safari Par Excellence), in Zimbabwe

Date of arrival

2010-00-00	Adventure Zone (Safari Par Excellence) from The Elephant Company (Shearwater Adventures)

	The Elephant Company (Shearwater Adventures) from Gwayi River conservancy

	Gwayi River conservancy from Kumuna Safari Lodge

	Kumuna Safari Lodge from unknown

	unknown from unknown

Record history
History of updates	2010-09-27

Latest document update	2025-03-11 19:45:14

† Mbanje is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died at Adventure Zone (Safari Par Excellence), in Zimbabwe, . Official death reason described as shot after killing staff.

Casualties

1 casualties

2017-07-25: elephant keeper Enock Kufandada fatal attack by Mbanje. † Enock Kufandada Died 2017-07-25, Adventure Zone (Safari Par Excellence).

Origin

Comments / pictures

2017-07-25: Killed Enock Kufandada, 50.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mbanje, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Adventure Zone (Safari Par Excellence) in Zimbabwe. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=260. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Litterature about Adventure Zone (Safari Par Excellence)

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