Tuskless (wild)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Amboseli National Park in Kenya

Biography
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Identification

AERP family idTA family

Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ about 1997 years old (approximate age)
Characteristics: tuskless
Dentition
Incisivestuskless
Origin
Born:* ~1962 wild
Birth place: in Amboseli National Park

Parents: x ♀ Torn Ear (wild)
Death
Dead: 1997-01-00
Death reason: killed: Shot dead by the Kenya Wildlife Service in retaliation for a Maasai cow that was killed by an elephant.
Offspring
Total: 4 babies

1. Born 1976-06-00
(dead † 1979)
unnamed (wild)

2. Born 1980-05-00 Tuo (wild)

3. Born 1984-03-00
(dead † 2008)
Tulip (wild)

4. Born 1988-11-00
(dead † 1989-03-00)
noname (wild)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Amboseli National Park, in Kenya

Date of arrival

Amboseli National Park
Record history
History of updates2022-03-13

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Tuskless (wild) is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1997-01-00 at Amboseli National Park, in Kenya, . Official death reason described as Shot dead by the Kenya Wildlife Service in retaliation for a Maasai cow that was killed by an elephant..

Offspring

Total: 4 babies
  1. (F) 1976-06-00 -- † 1979 unnamed (wild)
  2. (M) 1980-05-00 Tuo (wild)
  3. (F) 1984-03-00 -- † 2008 Tulip (wild)
  4. (M) 1988-11-00 -- † 1989-03-00 noname (wild)


Origin

Tuskless (wild) was born wild ~1962 at Amboseli National Park.

Parentage


Parents of Tuskless (wild) are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Torn Ear (wild) (mother).

Siblings through the mother Torn Ear (wild):

  1. 1966(M) Teddy (wild)

Pedigree


Tuskless (wild)s ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

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Torn Ear (wild)

Born: ~1933

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Comments / pictures

Amboseli TA family group

1976: in June Tuskless gave birth to her first calf, a female, and became leader of the T-family, after Torn Ear died.

1979: Sadly Tuskless’s ’76 calf died of unknown causes.

1980: The Ts had their own mini baby boom: Tuskless, Slit Ear, Tia and Tallulah had healthy calves.

1988: in November 1988 Tuskless and Tilly each had a male calf.

1989: The following year, in March, Tuskless's new calf died. We never found the carcass. This little male always seemed such a healthy, rambunctious calf and we were surprised that he died.

1993: Tuskless had a daughter.

1995: Tuskless’s daughter Tulip gave birth at the tender age of ten in January.

1997: in January 1997 Tuskless was shot dead by the Kenya Wildlife Service in retaliation for a Maasai cow that was killed by an elephant.

Tonie took over the leadership of the TA family after Tuskless’s death.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tuskless (wild), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Amboseli National Park in Kenya. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7888. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories1997 deaths | ~196 births | With Pedigree | Breeding cows | Elephants from Amboseli National Park | Kenya | African savanna elephants




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