Sondelani
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Mukuni Big 5 Safaris Elephant Experience Zambia in Zambia

Biography

♂ Sondelani

Identification


Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 29 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1997 captive-born
Birth place:	in Sondelani Game Lodge

Parents:	♂ Jumbo x ♀ Sophie
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Mukuni Big 5 Safaris Elephant Experience Zambia, in Zambia

Date of arrival

2009-00-00	Mukuni Big 5 Safaris Elephant Experience Zambia from Elephant & Cheetah experience

2006-03-27	Elephant & Cheetah experience from Sondelani Game Lodge

Record history
History of updates	2009-09-13: 2009-09-13: 2009-09-13:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

Biography

Sondelani is a living Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Mukuni Big 5 Safaris Elephant Experience Zambia, in Zambia.

Sondelani arrived in 2009-00-00 to the Mukuni Big 5 Safaris Elephant Experience Zambia, relocated from the Elephant & Cheetah experience, in Zimbabwe.

Social

Sondelani lives together with 3 other elephants at the Mukuni Big 5 Safaris Elephant Experience Zambia: (detailed list)

♂ Bonniface
♀ Donna born 1996
♀ Marijata born 1993

Affiliated people

1: Dan Koehl (trainer from 2002 to 2006 )

Origin

Sondelani was born captive-born 1997 at Sondelani Game Lodge.

Parentage

Parents of Sondelani are: ♂ Jumbo (father) and ♀ Sophie (mother).

Siblings through the father Jumbo:

2002(M) Temba

Siblings through the mother Sophie:

2002(M) Temba
2008-10-09(M) Jumbo

Pedigree

**Sondelanis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Sondelani	Sire (f): Jumbo Born: 1975 2026-02	Sire ff: Born: 2026-02	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born: 2026-02	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born: 2026-02	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born: 2026-02	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Sophie Born: 2026-02	Sire mf: Born: 2026-02	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born: 2026-02	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born: 2026-02	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born: 2026-02	Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Sondelani, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Mukuni Big 5 Safaris Elephant Experience Zambia in Zambia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=72. (archived at the Wayback machine)