Diamond (Zimbabwe)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Diamond (Zimbabwe)

Identification

SSP nr	383

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 14 years old
Status:	castrated
Origin
Born:	* 1980 captive-born
Birth place:	in Lion Country Safari, Inc - Laguna Hills

Parents:	♂ Congo x ♀ Ruby (Rafiki)
Death
Dead:	†1994-12-31
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, in United States

Date of arrival

1993-12-21	Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary from Circus Vargas

1983-00-00	Circus Vargas from Lion Country Safari, Inc - Laguna Hills

Record history
History of updates	2020-11-03

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Diamond (Zimbabwe) is a dead castrated Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1994-12-31 at Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, in United States, .

Origin

Diamond (Zimbabwe) was born captive-born 1980 at Lion Country Safari, Inc - Laguna Hills.

Parentage

Parents of Diamond (Zimbabwe) are: ♂ Congo (father) and ♀ Ruby (Rafiki) (mother).

Siblings through the father Congo:

1980 -- † 1980 (M) stillborn
1982 -- † 1982 (M) noname

Pedigree

**Diamond (Zimbabwe)s ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Diamond (Zimbabwe)	Sire (f): Congo Born: 1958	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Ruby (Rafiki) Born: 1969	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

EEG state death date 1984-12-12

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Diamond (Zimbabwe), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1822. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Ryan Easley
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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