LB6 Qualification Updated · The cast

A curious young African elephant with a small notch in the right ear, short even tusks, and a dust-red forehead.

At the start · following unfamiliar tracks toward the widest water channel

An older elephant matriarch with a gently curved left tusk, a torn lower edge on the left ear, and pale mud on both shoulders.

At the start · holding the herd at the edge of the reeds

A playful elephant calf with oversized round ears, no visible tusks, a dark tufted tail, and three pale spots above the trunk.

At the start · standing close beside Asha and watching the water

A tall grey heron with a white crown stripe, one loose black crest feather, a yellow bill, and very long dark legs.

A heavy adult hippopotamus with a nick in the left ear, pink skin around the eyes, and a broad mud-darkened back.

A slender black-backed jackal with amber eyes, a black saddle marking, a white chest patch, and a sharply black-tipped tail.

A broad seasonal wetland with tall amber reeds, dark branching water channels, a pale mineral bank, and a distant ridge of acacia trees.