Kumbura
Orphaned elephant Kumbura was lovingly accepted into the Jabulani herd in 2009. Meaning “To remember”, Kumbura was seen wandering on a private game reserve, next to the Limpopo River on the border of Botswana and South Africa, alone, with no sight of her mother or herd.
About kumbura
Orphaned elephant Kumbura was lovingly accepted into the Jabulani herd in 2009. Meaning “To remember”, Kumbura was seen wandering on a private game reserve, next to the Limpopo River on the border of Botswana and South Africa, alone, with no sight of her mother or herd.
It is estimated that she was alone for three months before she was rescued. Despite what Kumbura experienced, she has become a strong and caring elephant who plays an important role in the social hierarchy of the herd.
She is an exceptional older sister to adopted orphan, Timisa, and has also become an integral part of Khanyisa’s support system, taking on a role as allomother.
Kumbura is a delicate and slender elephant with fewer wrinkles than many of the other elephants in the herd. Her head is very angular and her tusks are average in size and quite sharp and pointy. She is a similar age to Pisa, but she looks quite a bit older.
- Age when rescued: 18-24 months old
- Rescue date: 2009
- Reason orphaned: Unknown
- Origin: Border of Botswana and South Africa
- Relations: Orphaned
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
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
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