Bachelor bros 🐘 Vus’Musi (Musi), a twenty-year-old male African elephant, has started a new chapter at the Zoo, joining three other African elephants being cared for at Elephant Odyssey, including two younger males, Sundzu and Nipho, and a female named Shaba. Elephants are matriarchal (female-led) societies, meaning the ladies decide when males are accepted into the herd and when it’s time for them to go. For this reason, sub-adult male African elephants continuously move in and out of different groups throughout their lifetime, occasionally joining bachelor groups, or choosing to live independently. In Musi’s case, Swazi, the matriarch of the Safari Park herd, decided it was time for him to leave the herd, but thankfully, the Zoo’s bachelor group was accepting new members. Musi’s move to the Zoo allows him key development opportunities to care for younger elephants. His supportive social style will help shape Sundzu and Nipho as they continue to build upon their skillsets needed ...