Mapenzi
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Tucson Reid Park Zoo in United States

Mapenzi lives together with 5 other elephants at the Tucson Reid Park Zoo: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Litsemba born 1990
2. ♀ Lungile born 1991
3. ♀ Meru born 2024-03-08
4. ♀ Nandi born 2014-08-20
5. ♂ Tsavo born 2008-06-28

Mapenzi was born captive-born 2020-04-06 at Tucson Reid Park Zoo.

Siblings through the father Mabu:

1. 2006-09-11(F) Khosi
2. 2007-03-11 -- † 2018-05-08 (M) Punga
3. 2007-09-19(F) Kamile
4. 2007-11-28 -- † 2008-02-05 (F) noname (Audrey?)
5. 2009-03-13(M) Gadze
6. 2010-02-14(M) Lutsandvo
7. 2010-04-12(M) Mac
8. 2010-05-13(M) Emanti
9. 2010-12-27(M) Tsandzikle
10. 2011-09-26(M) Inhlonipho
11. 2012-08-28(F) Qinisa
12. 2014-08-20(F) Nandi
13. 2018-08-11(M) Umzula-Zuli
14. 2018-09-27(F) Kaia
15. 2024-08-16(M) Thando
16. 2024-08-26(M) Davu

Siblings through the mother Litsemba:

1. 2007-03-11 - † 2018-05-08 (M) Punga
2. 2010-12-27(M) Tsandzikle
3. 2014-08-20(F) Nandi
4. 2024-03-08(F) Meru

Pedigree

2020-04-06: The Reid Park Zoo has announced that Semba, one of the Zoo’s African elephants, gave birth to her calf at 3:33 a.m. on Monday, April 6, 2020.

After spending 22 months in the womb, the female calf weighed 295 pounds and is healthy according to the Zoo. Staff will continue to closely monitor Semba and her calf.

Mapenzi is mentioned on Elephant News:

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• https://www.kold.com/2020/04/06/reid-park-zoo-welcome-new-calf/
  
• https://tucson.com/news/local/hey-tucson-help-pick-a-name-for-reid-park-zoos-baby-elephant/article_f50629a2-7f45-11ea-8545-13bd1197d1c0.html
  
• https://kvoa.com/news/top-stories/2020/04/22/meet-mapenzi-reid-park-zoos-baby-elephant-officially-named/
  
• Ana Fulcher, Reid Park Zoo

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Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Tucson Reid Park Zoo
• More elephants from: United States
• More elephants that was born: 2020-04-06
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

External relevant links (Opens in new window)

• 2020-09-09: Tucson's playful baby elephant now weighs 600 pounds and is glued to sister nandi - Elephant News

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