Koru
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Auckland Zoo in New Zealand

Biography

☨ ♀ Koru

Identification

SSP nr	381

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 3 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1980 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1982
Death
Dead:	†1983-07-26
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Auckland Zoo, in New Zealand

Date of arrival

1983-04-04	Auckland Zoo from Los Angeles Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2024-11-13: last elephant Burma left

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Koru is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1983-07-26 at Auckland Zoo, in New Zealand, .

Origin

Koru was born wild 1980, captured 1982 .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Koru, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Auckland Zoo in New Zealand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6827. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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