Matizye
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
EOP Lilayi Elephant Nursery in Zambia

Matizye was born wild 2017-11-00.

2017: named Matizye (pronounced Mat-ee-zjay), after the river by which she was found.

2018-03-18: In the early hours of Sunday morning, the keepers noticed a sudden change in Matizye’s behaviour and contacted the management team who were onsite and able to attend to Matizye immediately. However, just ten minutes later, Matizye sadly passed away with no other symptoms apparent.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• https://www.lusakatimes.com/2017/12/18/flying-baby-elephant-days-work-proflight-zambia/
  
• https://davidshepherd.org/news/new-two-month-old-orphaned-elephant-rescued-south-luangwa
  
• https://davidshepherd.org/news/tragic-end-sizeable-story-tiny-elephant
  

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