Rosewood
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Samburu National Reserve in Kenya

Biography
♀ Rosewood


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Identification

Orphans of Samburu idHardwoods family

Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Management:Wild elephant
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Kenya unspecified location
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Samburu National Reserve, in Kenya

Date of arrival

Samburu National Reserve
Record history
History of updates2022-04-18

Latest document update2021-08-30 14:57:35

Biography


Rosewood is a living Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Samburu National Reserve, in Kenya.

Rosewood arrived to the Samburu National Reserve unknown date,

Social

Rosewood lives together with 27 other elephants at the Samburu National Reserve: (detailed list)

  1. 1. ♀ Alpin (wild)
  2. 2. ♀ Alto
  3. 3. ♀ Anastasia
  4. 4. ♂ Ansel
  5. 5. ♀ Bora
  6. 6. ♀ Cinnamon (wild)
  7. 7. ♀ Hurricane born 2004
  8. 8. ♂ Lewis
  9. 9. ♀ Luna born 2001
  10. 10. ♂ Malasso (wild) born ~1999
  11. 11. ♀ Malka
  12. 12. ♀ Marie
  13. 13. ♂ Morgan
  14. 14. ♀ Noor (wild) born ~2003
  15. 15. ♂ Pilate
  16. 16. ♀ Rosalynn (wild) born 1993
  17. 17. ♂ Shadrack (wild)
  18. 18. ♀ Soutine (wild)
  19. 19. ♂ unknown born 2009
  20. 20. ♂ unknown born 2021-09-01?
  21. 21. ♂ unknown
  22. 22. ♀ unknown (twin) born 2023-11-00
  23. 23. ♀ unknown (twin) born 2023-11-00
  24. 24. ♂ Unnamed (twin) born 2022-01-00
  25. 25. ♂ Weird Tusk
  26. 26. ♀ Wendy
  27. 27. ♂ Winston
and possibly other wild elephants which have no record in this database


Origin

Rosewood was born wild at Kenya unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

When the older matriarchs of the Hardwoods family were killed by poachers, Rosewood was thrust into the leadership role before she was ready. One of the youngest matriarchs in the reserves, she’s done her best to keep her traumatised and orphaned family intact.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Rosewood, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Samburu National Reserve in Kenya. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=8074. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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