Shawu
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
La Teste Zoo du Bassin d´Arcachon in France

Biography
♂ Shawu
African elephant mother Punda with her newborn baby, named Shawu, in the zoo at Wuppertal, Germany.<br /> Photo Courtesy of TimesLive.co.za
African elephant mother Punda with her newborn baby, named Shawu, in the zoo at Wuppertal, Germany. Photo Courtesy of TimesLive.co.za
Identification
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 14 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2011-01-20 captive-born , number 6
Birth place: in Wuppertal Zoo
Parents: ♂ Tusker x ♀ Punda
Locations - owners
Present / last location:La Teste Zoo du Bassin d´Arcachon, in France
Date of arrival
2016-04-26La Teste Zoo du Bassin d´Arcachon
from Beekse Bergen Safaripark
2015-03-23Beekse Bergen Safaripark
from Wuppertal Zoo
Record history
History of updates2025-03-18:
Latest document update2023-05-22 21:23:32
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Biography

Shawu is a living Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the La Teste Zoo du Bassin d´Arcachon, in France.

Shawu arrived in 2016-04-26 to the La Teste Zoo du Bassin d´Arcachon, relocated from the Beekse Bergen Safaripark, in Netherlands.


Social

Shawu lives together with 2 other elephants at the La Teste Zoo du Bassin d´Arcachon: (detailed list)

  1. ♂ Jogi born 2014-08-14
  2. ♂ Tuluba born 2010-08-06


Origin

Shawu was born captive-born as birth number 6 2011-01-20 at Wuppertal Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Shawu are: ♂ Tusker (father) and ♀ Punda (mother).

Siblings through the father Tusker:

  1. 2005-06-03(F) Bongi
  2. 2005-10-09(M) Kibo
  3. 2007-07-13(F) Tika
  4. 2008-01-13(M) Tamo
  5. 2010-08-06(M) Tuluba
  6. 2011-01-16(M) Uli
  7. 2012 -- † 2012 (F) stillborn
  8. 2013-05-13(M) Moyo
  9. 2013-08-11?(F) Pina Nessie
  10. 2014-08-14(M) Jogi
  11. 2016-03-17(F) Tuffi
  12. 2017-12-00 -- † 2017-12-00 (unknown) noname
  13. 2019-04-20(M) Gus
  14. 2020-03-06 -- † 2022-11-21 (M) Tsavo
  15. 2021-08-16 -- † 2024-11-05 (M) Bumi

Siblings through the mother Punda:

  1. 2005-06-03(F) Bongi
  2. 2013-08-11?(F) Pina Nessie
  3. 2016-05-04(F) Madiba
  4. 2024-02-19(F) Tendai

Pedigree

Shawus ancestral Pedigree:
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Shawu

Sire (f):
Tusker

Born: 1992

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Dame m:
Punda

Born: 1992

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Shawu, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at La Teste Zoo du Bassin d´Arcachon in France. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6357. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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