South Africa released 11 formerly captive elephants onto wild reserves; five years later, their behaviour closely matched elephants that had never lived in captivity

• Rewilded elephants on Khamab Kalahari Reserve, who were observed during this research project (from left to right: Ngwedi, Mana, Michael, and Chikwenya)South Africa released 11 elephants that had spent years in captivity into protected reserves.
• Five years later, researchers found that their behavior was very similar to elephants that had always lived in the wild.
• The study showed that even after spending years under human care, the elephants successfully adjusted to natural environments.