Kubwa
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Indianapolis Zoo in United States

Biography
♀ Kubwa

Identification

SSP nr143

Description

Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 48 years old
Body weight: 3590.91 kg, 7900.00 lbs
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1976 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1978
Offspring
Total: 3 babies

1. Born 2000-03-06
(dead † 2003-06-03)
Amali SSP id: 514

2. Born 2005-10-18 Kedar SSP id: 545

3. Born 2011-07-20
(dead † 2019-03-26)
Kalina SSP id: 00
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Indianapolis Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1978-03-06Indianapolis Zoo
from International Fertilizer and Chemical Company (Fred Zeehandelaar)

Record history
History of updates2022-05-05

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
Google map
Random literature
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases,

Biography


Kubwa is a living Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Indianapolis Zoo, in United States.

Kubwa arrived in 1978-03-06 to the Indianapolis Zoo, relocated from the International Fertilizer and Chemical Company (Fred Zeehandelaar), in United States.


Social

Kubwa lives together with 5 other elephants at the Indianapolis Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. Ivory born 1982
  2. Jabari born 2023-09-04
  3. Kedar born 2005-10-18
  4. Tombi born 1976
  5. Zahara born 2006-08-31

Offspring


  1. (F) 2000-03-06 -- † 2003-06-03 Amali SSP id: 514
  2. (M) 2005-10-18 Kedar SSP id: 545
  3. (F) 2011-07-20 -- † 2019-03-26 Kalina SSP id: 00


Origin

Kubwa was born wild 1976, captured 1978 .


Comments / pictures

For six years, Kubwa was kept as a single elephant until the arrival of Ivory to the Indianapolis Zoo in September 1984. In 1998, she made history as the first African elephant to conceive via Artificial insemination, giving birth to Amali in March 2000, the second elephant in the world born via AI. She again gave birth via AI to Kedar in October 2005, the first elephant in the world to give birth to a second calf via AI. And in july 2011, she once again become mother to an AI born female elephant, becoming the first African elephant in the world to give birth three times via Artificial insemination.

"Kubwa is a slender, tall elephant and can be identified by her narrow ankles and hairy Ears. " In June 2009, she weighed 7,900 pounds.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Kubwa, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Indianapolis Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1516. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

Links

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

External relevant links (Opens in new window)

Search more on the web for Kubwa

(The name Kubwa is already submitted into the link, just click on the link for relevant results)


Categories1976 births | Born in Mozambique | Breeding cows | 1978 captures | Elephants from Indianapolis Zoo | United States | African savanna elephants


About this documentThis document was updated: 2020-10-18 06:25:24 with valid HTML5 Valid CSS


Elephant Encyclopedia and database
ELEPHANT
ENCYCLOPEDIA

Established 1995
ELEPHANT
DATABASE
Established 2006
Your ip: 44.204.65.189
Kulen Elephant Forest