We often joked that Zongoloni endured the world’s longest pregnancy. Elephants already have the longest gestation period of any mammal — a whopping 22 months — but Zongoloni’s seemed to stretch on forever. When baby Zigi finally arrived, he was worth the wait! Rescued in 2013, Zongoloni stands out as one of our most heartbreaking cases. Her mother was shot by poachers and then left to an unconscionable, drawn-out demise. Zongoloni was only 19 months old at the time, yet she stayed by her mother’