Akili
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Monterey Zoo, Elephants of Africa Rescue Society (EARS) in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Akili
Akili and Charlie Sammut

Identification

SSP nr	439

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 18 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1980 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1998-05-14
Death reason:	disease: colic and a complete torsion
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Monterey Zoo, Elephants of Africa Rescue Society (EARS), in United States

Date of arrival

1987-07-00	Monterey Zoo, Elephants of Africa Rescue Society (EARS) from Ralph and Dotty Olson

Record history
History of updates	2012-05-24: Previous locations, SSP, Birth RE

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Akili is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1998-05-14 at Monterey Zoo, Elephants of Africa Rescue Society (EARS), in United States, . Official death reason described as colic and a complete torsion.

Origin

Akili was born wild 1980.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Akili, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Monterey Zoo, Elephants of Africa Rescue Society (EARS) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2428. (archived at the Wayback machine)