Tsuni
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Fairhope Conservation Center in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Tsuni  dead elephant

Alternative name: Tsunami

Identification


Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 3 years old
Origin
Born:* 2021-07-18 captive-born
Birth place: in Fairhope Conservation Center
Birth weight 99.09 kgs, 218.00 lbs

Parents: Jack (Jackson) x ♀ Sukiri
Death
Dead: 2024-02-15
Death reason: disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Fairhope Conservation Center, in United States

Date of arrival

2021-07-18Fairhope Conservation Center
Record history
History of updates2025-03-17:

Latest document update2024-02-16 11:51:28

† Tsuni is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2024-02-15 at Fairhope Conservation Center, in United States, . Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus.

Origin

Tsuni was born captive-born 2021-07-18 at Fairhope Conservation Center.

Parentage


Parents of Tsuni are: ♂ Jack (Jackson) (father) and ♀ Sukiri (mother).

Siblings through the father Jack (Jackson):

  1. 1998-04-22 -- † 1998-04-22 (M) stillborn
  2. 1999-09-12(F) Victoria
  3. 2000-09-19(M) Callee
  4. 2004-07-06(F) Kianga
  5. 2005-12-19(F) Nadirah
  6. 2007-03-18 -- † 2010-05-12 (M) Scotty
  7. 2008-06-28(M) Tsavo
  8. 2008-07-09(F) Angelina
  9. 2008-07-25(F) Zuri
  10. 2008-10-28 -- † 2008-10-28 () fetal death
  11. 2009-07-06 -- † 2009-07-07 (F) Lil Girl
  12. 2009-08-10(F) Zuri
  13. 2011-06-03 -- † 2021-04-10? (M) Lucas
  14. 2011-07-20 -- † 2019-03-26 (F) Kalina
  15. 2012-06-28 -- † 2019-03-19 (F) Nyah
  16. 2017-05-31 -- † 2017-08-30 () unknown
  17. 2019-09-02 -- † 2023-05-30 (M) Fitz

Pedigree


Tsunis ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Tsuni

Sire (f):
Jack (Jackson)

Born: 1976

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Dame m:
Sukiri

Born: 1993

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Comments / pictures

2021-07-18: An African elephant calf was born in the early morning hours of July 18th at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium’s International Conservation Center (ICC) in Somerset, PA. Both mother and baby are bonding and doing well. The healthy calf was born at just under three Feet tall and weighed in at 218 pounds.

The zoo said Tsuni died Thursday after a sudden, brief battle with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) . Her EEHV was detected through routine blood testing on Feb. 8, even though she presented no visible clinical signs.

2024-02-15: The zoo said Tsuni died Thursday after a sudden, brief battle with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) . Her EEHV was detected through routine blood testing on Feb. 8, even though she presented no visible clinical signs.



Tsuni on elephant-news.com

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2021-07-28 African elephant born at the pittsburgh zoo & ppg aquarium’s international conservation center - Elephant News
2024-02-15 Pittsburgh zoo & aquarium’s elephant calf dies at age 2 - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tsuni, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Fairhope Conservation Center in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10884. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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