Tequila
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Toronto Zoo in Canada

Biography

☨ ♀ Tequila
Tequila, Thumpe and Wayne Jackson in October 1983.

Identification

SSP nr	352

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 38 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1970 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1972
Death
Dead:	†2008-09-02
Death reason:	unknown: necropsy inconclusive
Offspring
Total: 2 babies

1. Born 1980-10-18	♀ Thika SSP id: 387

2. Born 1983-08-25 (dead † 2009-03-17)	♀ Tumpe SSP id: 405
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Toronto Zoo, in Canada

Date of arrival

1974-09-04	Toronto Zoo from International Fertilizer and Chemical Company (Fred Zeehandelaar)

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-15: sources

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Tequila is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2008-09-02 at Toronto Zoo, in Canada, . Official death reason described as necropsy inconclusive.

Offspring

Total: 2 babies

Origin

Tequila was born wild 1970, captured 1972 .

Comments / pictures

"Tequila, 38, died 2008, found lying on an electric fence. The Necropsy report was inconclusive."

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tequila, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Toronto Zoo in Canada. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2100. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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