Output
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Knysna forest in South Africa

♀ Output
A feeding Knysna elephant by Hylton Herd (SANParks)
Alternative name:	Bigfoot
Identification
Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀
Management:	Wild elephant
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:	in Africa unspecified location
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Knysna forest, in South Africa
Date of arrival
	Knysna forest
Record history
History of updates	2024-02-18
Latest document update	2021-12-22 06:47:13

Biography

Output is a living Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Knysna forest, in South Africa.

Output arrived to the Knysna forest unknown date,

Output was born wild at Africa unspecified location.

2019-02-19: Research conducted by SANParks scientists confirmed the presence of the female elephant still calling the forest its home, the wildlife Conservation Group said in a statement last week. SANParks spokesperson Nandi Mgwadlamba told News24 that it has become evident that there is only one elephant left, named Oupoot (Bigfoot), after the legendary animal character in Dalene Matthee's seminal novel, Circles in a Forest.

According to Lizette Moolman, the SANParks scientist who led the survey, the Knysna elephant is of the same subspecies as all the other elephant populations in South Africa. She is about 45 years old and moves in the indigenous forest and fynbos areas on SANParks and neighbouring private land," said Moolman. Her reproductive status is uncertain.

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References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Ryno Joubert, History of the Knysna Elephants: The Southernmost Free Roaming Elephants in the World (2020), at https://www.knysnamuseums.co.za//media/doc/hl/history_knysna_elephants_joubert.pdf
  
• Meet Oupoot, the only elephant left in the entire Knysna forest, at https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/meet-oupoot-the-only-elephant-left-in-the-entire-knysna-forest-20190215
  
• Research confirms female elephant in the Knysna forest, https://www.sanparks.org/about/news/default.php?id=57723

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