Pisa
Born on 13 November 2009, Pisa is Limpopo’s little sister, and the second daughter to Tokwe, the Matriarch of the Jabulani Herd. She has great self-confidence and leadership skills like her mother.
About Pisa
Born on 13 November 2009, Pisa is Limpopo’s little sister, and the second daughter to Tokwe, the Matriarch of the Jabulani Herd. She has great self-confidence and leadership skills like her mother.
Pisa made quite the entrance into the world. While out in the bush, Tokwe went into labour, after showing no signs that she was close to her time. After only one hour of labour, little Pisa was born, and walked back approximately 4kms on one of the hottest days of summer, side-by-side with her mom, which led to her being named Pisa, meaning “Heat”.
Much like her sister and mother, Pisa has a strong, beautiful and athletic body, a slightly pointed forehead, and her tusks are still quite small as she catches up to her big sister.
Her self-confidence continues to grow with age. She often leads the herd when out foraging. Pisa tends to think that she is an adult, but she still needs protection and support from the entire herd, like all the other younger elephants.
She is often seen playing and having fun with her younger adoptive sisters, Kumbura and Timisa, but does not fuss too much over Khanyisa.
- Born: 2009
- Gender: Female
- Origin: South Africa
- Relations: Tokwe: mother; Limpopo: sister
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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