Samantha (Nekhanda)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
North Carolina Zoo in United States

Biography
♀ Samantha (Nekhanda)
Text and Photo: Carina Christiansen, freelance reporter, Canada<br />
Text and Photo: Carina Christiansen, freelance reporter, Canada

Identification

SSP nr242

Description

Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 36 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 1988 wild
Birth place:
Imported:1989? by International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:North Carolina Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2007-09-25North Carolina Zoo
from Valley Zoo, Edmonton

1989-04-18Valley Zoo, Edmonton
from International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)

Record history
History of updates2021-01-20

Latest document update2021-09-18 13:02:23
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Biography


Samantha (Nekhanda) is a living Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the North Carolina Zoo, in United States.

Samantha (Nekhanda) arrived in 2007-09-25 to the North Carolina Zoo, relocated from the Valley Zoo, Edmonton, in Canada.


Social

Samantha (Nekhanda) lives together with 5 other elephants at the North Carolina Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. Batir (Skeeter) born 2002-01-21
  2. CSar (Flapjack) born 1974
  3. Louie born 2003-04-30
  4. Rafiki born 1981
  5. Tonga born 1978


Origin

Samantha (Nekhanda) was born wild 1988. and imported 1989? by International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)


Comments / pictures

Samantha, born about january 1988, arrived from Zimbabwe to Edmonton (via Ferndale) as Orphan the 18 April 1989, a little bit over one year old. Samantha has a typical bad attitude for a teenager. At the day for the visit she has thrown a big chunk of dirt on one of her keepers who stands more or less covered in mud.. She also constantly bugs her “mama”, Lucy.
Samantha is kept in protected contact since a few years.

Carina Christiansen, freelance reporter, Canada

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Samantha (Nekhanda), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at North Carolina Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=112. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories1988 births | Born in Zimbabwe | 1989 imports | Elephants from North Carolina Zoo | United States | African savanna elephants


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