Targa
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo) in United States

Location

Targa is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo), in United States.

Targa arrived Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo) 2011-11-09, relocated from African Lion Safari, in Canada.

In Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo), Targa lives together with 5 other elephants with records as alive in this database:

1. ♂ Doc born 1997-05-08
2. ♀ Kirina born 1995-06-20
3. ♀ Mali born 1997-02-28
4. ♀ Romani born 1976
5. ♀ Siri born 1967

Offspring

1. (F) 1997-02-28 Mali SSP id: 424
2. (F) 2001-05-06 -- † 2001-05-06 stillborn SSP id: 536
3. (M) 2005-07-31 -- † 2005-08-04 Kedar SSP id: 635

Origin

Targa was born captive-born 1983-11-23 at Roman Schmitt Busch Garden.

Parentage

Siblings through the father Vance (Matt):

1. 1983-09-09(M) Big Boy
2. 1984-02-02(M) Smokey (Rhani, Ronnie)
3. 1985-11-24(M) Luke (Sabu)
4. 1987-01-22(M) Bo
5. 1987-04-02 -- † 2006 (M) Ceasar
6. 1987-10-10 -- † 2009-05-15 (M) Ned (Indy, India)
7. 1988-01-16(M) Hank
8. 1988-12-30(F) Angel
9. 1989-07-21 -- † 1989-07-21 (M) stillborn
10. 1989-08 -- † 1989-08 (M) stillborn
11. 1990-04-13(F) Karnaudi
12. 1991-01-06 -- † 1999-04-21 (F) Belle
13. 1991-12-19 -- † 2016-12-26 (M) Benny (Dumbo)
14. 1992-04-04(F) Tanya
15. 1992-04-17 -- † 2006-01--31 (F) Maya (Sammi, Sami, Samuel R II)
16. 1992-05-25(M) Tommy (Mickey)
17. 1992-10-17 -- † 1992-10-17 (F) stillborn
18. 1994-08-19 -- † 1998 (M) Kenny (Kenneth)
19. 1994-10-29(F) Bonnie
20. 1995-02-03 -- † 1999-07-26 (M) Benjamin
21. 1995-02-19(F) Shirley
22. 1996-01-01(F) Kelly Ann

Siblings through the mother Birka:

1. 1989-08 - † 1989-08 (M) stillborn
2. 1992-05-25(M) Tommy (Mickey)

Pedigree

References

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• More elephants from: Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo)
• More elephants from: United States
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• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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