Rare twin elephant calves bring hope to Amboseli after 18 jumbo deaths

 

(Posted 19th October 2026)

 

Courtesy of African Elephant News

Stanley Ngotho, Daily Nation (Kenya) October 16, 2026
The birth of a rare set of elephant twins has brought joy to the Amboseli ecosystem in Kajiado County, offering a glimmer of hope for wildlife conservation in a region recently shaken by the mysterious deaths of 18 elephants. The calves were born to Twain, a 30-year-old elephant from the TC family in Kimana Sanctuary. The birth marks the sixth recorded set of elephant twins in Amboseli’s history, a rare occurrence estimated to account for less than one per cent of wild elephant pregnancies.
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