Meet the Herd: Mkhaya

Meet Mkhaya, the youngest of the herd at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s all-new Denny Sanford Elephant Valley. 🐘 Elephants live in closely connected, matriarchal, and often multigenerational family groups made up of related females and their young. Mkhaya is daughter to Ungamni and little sister to Khosi. She’s still a few years away from maturity, but already a little spitfire who’s not afraid of anything. She’s very social and well-established within the group; everyone accepts her and lets her hang around when foraging or socializing. Through alliances and partnerships across continents and disciplines, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance supports elephant conservation, including innovative discoveries in elephant behavior, communication, comprehensive health, and movement—alongside aroun