Name: Bonako (“Quick” in Tswana language) Position in group: Subordinate male. He is the youngest of the founding males. Date of birth: 30-June-2008 History: Same as ZIM002 and ZIM003, ZIM004 was born and raised in the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust on Jersey island, United Kingdom. He and his older brothers arrived in…
Name: Baka (“Fool”, but also “Praise” in Tswana language) Position in group: Subordinate male Date of birth: 13-April-2008 Moved out of the group in June 2013. History: ZIM003 was born and raised in the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust on Jersey island, United Kingdom. He and his brothers ZIM002 and ZIM004, who…
Name: Kgosi (“Chief” in Tswana language). Position in group: Dominant male (while present) Date of birth: 14-July-2007 Date of death: 03-May-2015 History: ZIM002 was born and raised in the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust on Jersey island, United Kingdom. He and his younger brothers ZIM003 and ZIM004 arrived in Zurich on 11th…
Name: Mohumagadi (short: Magadi; “Queen” in Tswana language) Position in the group: ZIF001 is the dominant female. Date of birth: 14-September-2008 History: Born in Cologne Zoo (Germany), ZIF001 was moved to Parc Zoologique et Botanique de Mulhouse (France) in July 2010, with two of her sisters (click here for a video about their arrival).…