Bubi
Born in approximately 1993, Bubi had a tough start to life in Zimbabwe. She lost her mother to poachers, so was orphaned at a young age. She was part of the original herd that was rescued and brought to the Jabulani reserve.
About Bubi
Born in approximately 1993, Bubi had a tough start to life in Zimbabwe. She lost her mother to poachers, so was orphaned at a young age. She was part of the original herd that was rescued and brought to the Jabulani reserve.
Bubi has always been a very calm elephant, gentle and reliable, with impeccable manners – and she expects the same from the herd, especially the younger elephants.
She has a caring heart and a motherly nature. Since arriving at Jabulani, she has given birth to her son, Zindoga. She is a wonderful and natural mother to him and is always very loving and helpful with the other youngsters too. Khanyisa has found a very supportive allomother in Bubi, who she finds a lot of comfort and love from during the days out foraging in the wild.
She prefers to be in her own company and does not tend to spend time with many females, even showing a dislike to human females too at times, but we do not know the reason for this. Somopane and Fishan are her two closest male friends.
Swimming is one of Bubi’s favourite things to do – she loves being in the water and having a wild wallow and splash in the mud.
Bubi has always been short for her age and is wider and shorter than the other elephants. She has the longest eyelashes of the herd and shorter uneven tusks. Her right tusk points slightly downwards, while the left tusk has developed marginally higher than the right, and faces more outwards.
- Born: 1993
- Gender: Female
- Origin: Zimbabwe
- Relations: Zindoga: son
How Adoption Works
By becoming a foster parent, you’re contributing to the care of your adopted elephant. You’re helping us to provide your adopted elephant with everything they need to be healthy and happy. This includes daily supplemental food like fresh bana grass and lucerne, as well as cleaning and maintenance of the elephant homestead. If your adopted elephant needs any medical support, your contribution will go towards providing them with medicine and veterinary care.
We offer different adoption levels. You can choose to adopt by making a once-off donation or by making recurring monthly donations.
You can adopt an elephant yourself, or you can gift an adoption to a loved one.
All Foster Parents Recieve:
Quarterly updates
on your adopted
elephant
Anatomy guide for your
adopted elephant
Access to a private
Facebook group for
foster parents
A personalised,
printable certificate
A digital birthday
card for foster parentAdoption Levels
Marula
Monthly amount: $10
Bi-annual amount: $60
- Food for one day of each month
Bronze
Monthly amount: $25
Annual amount: $120
- Food for three to four days of each month, or
- One medication each year
Silver
Monthly amount: $50
Annual amount: $600
- Food for one week of each month, or
- Multiple medications each year, or
- One high-cost medication each year
Gold
Monthly amount: $100
Annual amount: $1200
- Food for two weeks of each month, or
- One medication each month, or
- Multiple high-cost medications each year, or
- One veterinary visit each year
Platinum
Monthly amount: $200
Annual amount: $2400
- Food for most days of each month, or
- Multiple medications each month, or
- One high-cost medication each month, or
- Multiple veterinary visits each year
Two Ways to Make a Difference
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