Tsandzikle
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
San Diego Zoo in United States

♂ Tsandzikle
Identification
SSP nr573
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 13 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 2010-12-27 captive-born
Birth place: in San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Birth weight 104.55 kgs, 230.00 lbs
Parents: ♂ Mabu x ♀ Litsemba
Locations - owners
Present / last location:San Diego Zoo, in United States
Date of arrival
2021-04-00San Diego Zoo
from Tucson Reid Park Zoo (Randolph Park Zoo)
2012-03-06Tucson Reid Park Zoo (Randolph Park Zoo)
from San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Record history
History of updates2010-12-28: New elephant RE
2011-04-30: Name RE
2011-06-11: SSP RE
2012-03-08: relocated
2020-07-08: corrected weight, to birth weight
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Location

Tsandzikle is a living Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the San Diego Zoo, in United States.

Tsandzikle arrived in 2021-04-00 to the San Diego Zoo, relocated from the Tucson Reid Park Zoo (Randolph Park Zoo), in United States.

Tsandzikle lives together with 2 other elephants at the San Diego Zoo:
  1. ♂ Inhlonipho born 2011-09-26
  2. ♀ Shaba born 1980



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Origin

Tsandzikle was born captive-born 2010-12-27 at San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

Parentage

Parents of Tsandzikle are: ♂ Mabu (father) and ♀ Litsemba (mother).

Siblings through the father Mabu:

  1. 2006-09-11(F) Khosi
  2. 2007-03-11 -- † 2018-05-08 (M) Punga
  3. 2007-09-19(F) Kamile
  4. 2007-11-28 -- † 2008-02-05 (F) noname (Audrey?)
  5. 2009-03-13(M) Gadze
  6. 2010-02-14(M) Lutsandvo
  7. 2010-04-12(M) Mac
  8. 2010-05-13(M) Emanti
  9. 2011-09-26(M) Inhlonipho
  10. 2012-08-28(F) Qinisa
  11. 2014-08-20(F) Nandi
  12. 2018-08-11(M) Umzula-Zuli
  13. 2018-09-27(F) Kaia
  14. 2020-04-06(M) Mapenzi

Siblings through the mother Litsemba:

  1. 2007-03-11 - † 2018-05-08 (M) Punga
  2. 2014-08-20(F) Nandi
  3. 2020-04-06(M) Mapenzi

Pedigree

Tsandzikles ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

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Mabu

Born: 1990

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Litsemba

Born: 1990

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Comments / pictures

The new calf born in to Litsemba was the fourth male elephant born at the San Diego Safari Park in 2010. He brought the Herd size to 17 elephants, nine of which are calves.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2023). Tsandzikle, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at San Diego Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 4 December 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6306. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories2010 births | With Pedigree | Elephants from San Diego Zoo | United States | African savanna elephants


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