Kirkja
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Toledo Zoo in United States

Biography
♀ Kirkja


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Alternative name: Kirk
Identification
SSP nr0000?
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 0 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 2024-02-17 captive-born
Birth place: through
artificial insemination in Toledo Zoo
Birth weight 127.27 kgs, 280.00 lbs
Parents: ♂ x ♀ Renee
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Toledo Zoo, in United States
Date of arrival
2024-02-17Toledo Zoo
Record history
History of updates2024-03-18:
Latest document update2024-05-19 15:44:12
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Biography

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

Kirkja arrived in 2024-02-17 to the Toledo Zoo,

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Kirkja lives together with 3 other elephants at the Toledo Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. ♂ Ajani born 2000-08-04
  2. ♀ Renee born 1979
  3. ♀ Twiggy born 1985


Origin

Kirkja was conceived through artificial insemination and born captive-born 2024-02-17 at Toledo Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Kirkja are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Renee (mother).

Siblings through the mother Renee:

  1. 2003-04-30(M) Louie
  2. 2011-06-03 - † 2021-04-10? (M) Lucas

Pedigree

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2024-02-29: The Toledo Zoo shared a social media post Thursday about the organizations most recent animal birth: a baby elephant.

According to a press release, the calf is a baby boy, weighs 280 pounds, and was conceived via a Artificial insemination process.

2024-05-19: Toledo Zoo’s newest addition to their elephant herd, baby Kirk, was discovered to be a girl and has been renamed Kirkja, according to a social media post made by the Toledo Zoo.



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2024-03-15 Toledo zoo shares the name of precious new baby elephant - Elephant News

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Kirkja, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Toledo Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 5 October 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=17163. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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