Young elephant at the Leipzig Zoo

IGS is looking for names for an elephant calf in the Leipzig Zoo. The name which was chosen by the students. You can find out here:

The elephants of Leipzig Zoo came from Vietnam in the 1980s. The Saigon Zoo and the Leipzig Zoo can look back on a long-standing cooperation. Two years ago, the students of the International German School HCMC (IGS) heard about the cooperation when the delegation led by the Lord Mayor of Leipzig visited the campus of the German School.

What began as a socialist brotherly co-operation symbolized by the face of the young elephant. Undoubtedly, the youngster with the Disney face is the crowd pleaser  at the Leipzig Zoo.

After a bumpy start in life and an operation, the little heartbreaker now need a name. The name for the nearly 15-week-old calf should be related to the Asian habitat, says zoo director Prof. Jörg Junhold.

After the IGS learned about the action through the head of the International Cooperation Unit, the pupils of the IGS thought about suitable name proposals.

We have been informed about the student representation that the name “Trung” prevailed. The name “Trung” is associated with truth and loyalty.