Tanya (China, Cheena)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Gladys Porter Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Tanya (China, Cheena)

Identification

SSP nr	51

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 24 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1964 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1988-05-04
Death reason:	euthanised: musculoskeletal mechanical abnormality
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 1979-05-20 (dead † 1994-12-16)	♂ Fanti (Morgan) SSP id: 188
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Gladys Porter Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1971-10-21	Gladys Porter Zoo from Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

Record history
History of updates	2012-06-08

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

† Tanya (China, Cheena) is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1988-05-04 at Gladys Porter Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as musculoskeletal mechanical abnormality.

Offspring

Total: 1 babies

Origin

Tanya (China, Cheena) was born wild 1964.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tanya (China, Cheena), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Gladys Porter Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3670. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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