I was born in captivity in Tbilisi Zoo in 2007. My mother is called Malka haven’t seen her since I was 7 years old when I was taken away from her in to live alone in Yerevan zoo. My father, Bacho, like many elephants in captivity, died early.
My mother shares a barren concrete enclosure with Grand the elephant. Grand was initially held in Yerevan but developed poor physical and mental health so he was brought to Tbilisi zoo and I was sent to a life of loneliness in Yerevan as his replacement.