ELEPHANT FAMILY Latest news on The elephant Family The Elephant Family has been enjoying the good times with plenty of vegetation to feed on following the extremely high rainfall of 2018 and the 2017 drought. Edwina’s story is remarkably successful. After she broke her leg 20 years ago, she struggled to keep up with the rest of the family during her recovery. But now, with
THEIR STORY The world famous EB Elephant Family were stars of the BBC’s Echo of the Elephants TV series. They flourished under the leadership of matriarch Echo until her death in 2009. Today, the family has dozens of members including Echo’s sisters, daughters, granddaughters and calves. One EB sub-group is led by Edwina, Echo’s granddaughter, born in 1982. © ATE
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five daughters, one son, and five grandchildren at only 36 years old, she has effectively built her own family unit, with 12 members. Although she does socialise with current EB matriarch Enid (her aunt, and age-mate), she definitely doesn’t rely on Enid’s social and ecological strategies, preferring instead to do her own thing. She has an independent character. Although Edwina usually stays in the centre of Amboseli National Park, and is commonly