Tusker an African savanna elephant at Basel Zoo

Location

Tusker is a living Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), located at Basel Zoo, in Switzerland.

Tusker arrived Basel Zoo 2021-04-07, relocated from Rhenen Zoo, in Netherlands.

In Basel Zoo, Tusker lives together with 3 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Heri born 1976
,
2. ♀ Maya born 1995
,
3. ♀ Rosy born 1995
, (see detailed list).

Offspring

Total: 15 babies

1. (F) 2005-06-03 Bongi EEP id: 20037
2. (M) 2005-10-09 Kibo EEP id: 20040
3. (F) 2007-07-13 Tika EEP id: 200700
4. (M) 2008-01-13 Tamo EEP id: 200800
5. (M) 2010-08-06 Tuluba EEP id: 201000
6. (M) 2011-01-16 Uli
7. (M) 2011-01-20 Shawu
8. (F) 2012 -- † 2012 stillborn
9. (M) 2013-05-13 Moyo EEP id: 201302?
10. (F) 2013-08-11? Pina Nessie EEP id: 201303?
11. (M) 2014-08-14 Jogi EEP id: 201400
12. (F) 2016-03-17 Tuffi EEP id: 201601
13. (unknown) 2017-12-00 -- † 2017-12-00 noname EEP id: 201706?
14. (M) 2019-04-20 Gus EEP id: 201901
15. (M) 2020-03-06 Tsavo EEP id: 202003

Origin

Tusker was born wild 1992 at Kruger National Park, captured 1995 .

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Jan Jakobi, Germany
  
• https://www.zoobasel.ch/en/aktuelles/news/1339/neuer-elefantenbulle-im-zoo-basel-angekommen/?
• African Elephant Studbook, Europe Regional EEP
  by Amelia Terkel, Zoological center Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Israel

Internal relevant links

• List of all recorded elephants in: European studbook for Asian elephants
• More elephants from: Basel Zoo
• More elephants from: Switzerland
• More elephants that was born: 1992
• More elephants that was captured: 1995
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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