Batir (Skeeter)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
North Carolina Zoo in United States

Biography
♀ Batir (Skeeter)
Skeeter. Riddle
Skeeter. Riddle's Elephant Sanctuary 08/2004. Photo: © Ryan Easley

Identification

SSP nr519

Description

Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 22 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 2002-01-21 captive-born
Birth place: in Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary

Parents: Willie x ♀ Tonga
Locations - owners
Present / last location:North Carolina Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2007-10-28North Carolina Zoo
from Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary

Record history
History of updates2021-01-20

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography


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

Batir (Skeeter) arrived in 2007-10-28 to the North Carolina Zoo, relocated from the Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, in United States.


Social

Batir (Skeeter) lives together with 5 other elephants at the North Carolina Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. CSar (Flapjack) born 1974
  2. Louie born 2003-04-30
  3. Rafiki born 1981
  4. Samantha (Nekhanda) born 1988
  5. Tonga born 1978


Origin

Batir (Skeeter) was born captive-born 2002-01-21 at Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary.

Parentage


Parents of Batir (Skeeter) are: ♂ Willie (father) and ♀ Tonga (mother).

Siblings through the father Willie:

  1. 2003-04-16 -- † 2018-12-12 (M) Max (Maximus)
  2. 2007-12-08 -- † 2019-02-09 (F) Miss Bets
  3. 2008-03-19(M) Samson

Pedigree


Batir (Skeeter)s ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Batir (Skeeter)

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Willie

Born: 1979

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Tonga

Born: 1978

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Comments / pictures

Artie, Tonga and her daughter Batir were sold to the North Carolina Zoo in October 2007. They were transported by Eddie Novak and subsequently transitioned to protected contact at the new facility. During the transport Skeeter broke off a tusk, which was later surgically removed after a failed repair effort.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Batir (Skeeter), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at North Carolina Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1718. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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