Victoria an African savanna elephant at Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium

♀ Victoria
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 22 years old
Id numberSSP Number: (505)
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1999-09-12 captive-born
Birth place: in Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Parents: ♂ Jack (Jackson) x ♀ Moja
Locations
Present / last location:Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, in United States
Date of Arrival
(Presently sometimes errors!)
1999-09-12Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Document updated2011-02-21: SSP RE
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Description

Location

Victoria is a Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), living in Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, in United States.

Victoria arrived in Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium 1999-09-12,

In Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, Victoria lives together with 4 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Angelina born 2008-07-09
    2. ,
  2. ♀ Savannah (Nan) born 1983
    3. ,
  3. ♀ Tasha (Natasha) born 1976-12-00
    4. ,
  4. ♀ Zuri born 2008-07-25
    5. , (see detailed list).

Origin

Victoria was born captive-born 1999-09-12 at Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium.

Parentage

Parents of Victoria are: ♂ Jack (Jackson) (father) and ♀ Moja (mother).

Siblings through the father Jack (Jackson):

  1. 1998-04-22 -- † 1998-04-22 (M) stillborn
  2. 2000-09-19(M) Callee
  3. 2004-07-06(F) Kianga
  4. 2005-12-19(F) Nidirah (Nadirah)
  5. 2007-03-18 -- † 2010-05-12 (M) Scotty
  6. 2008-06-28(M) Tsavo
  7. 2008-07-09(F) Angelina
  8. 2008-07-25(F) Zuri
  9. 2008-10-28 -- † 2008-10-28 () fetal death
  10. 2009-07-06 -- † 2009-07-07 (F) Lil Girl
  11. 2009-08-10(F) Zuri
  12. 2010-02-24 -- † 2010-02-24 () stillborn
  13. 2011-06-03(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(M) Fitz

Siblings through the mother Moja:

  1. 2008-07-25(F) Zuri

Pedigree

Victorias pedigree:
P I II III

Victoria

Sire:
Jack (Jackson)

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Dame:
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Dame:
Moja

 Sire:
Chico		 Sire:
Dame:
Dame:
Wankie (Wanki)		 Sire:
Dame:


Comments / pictures

Victoria was the first African elephant born in the U.S. to survive her first birthday since 1985.



Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Victoria, an African savanna at Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 January 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1521. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Brian Milan

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