Zoo’s newest elephant is named ‘Impunga’
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
An African elephant born last month at the San Diego Zoo has been named Impunga, zoo officials said Tuesday. His name (pronounced im-POON-gah) means “experienced advisor” in Swati, the official language of Swaziland. Impunga was born March 11, the third birth for a herd of seven African elephants rescued in Swaziland and brought to the zoo in 2003.
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