Litsemba
(leet-SAHM-bah)
The Timid One
As one of the bigger elephants, you’d think "Samba" would have it easy. Yet she keeps her distance from the others, and is the most reluctant of the herd to try new things. Her African name means "hope," a fitting name since she and the rest of the herd were twice candidates for culling in Africa. Her first calf, Impunga, was born March 11, 2007.
Female
Born: approximately 1991 in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Translocated to Swaziland: 1994
Arrived in San Diego: August 2003
Weight upon arrival: 4,173 pounds (1,893 kilograms)
Weight in June 2007: 6,257 pounds (2,838 kilograms)