Tusker
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Basel Zoo in Switzerland

Biography

☨ ♂ Tusker
Petra Prager, Berlin, Germany.

Identification

EEP nr	9202

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 31 years old
Body height:	3.20 meter, 10.5 feet
Body weight:	6500.00 kg, 14300.00 lbs
Origin
Born:	* 1992 wild
Birth place:	in Kruger National Park
Capture:	1995
Death
Dead:	†2023-08-09
Death reason:	euthanised: Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Offspring
Total: 16 babies

1. Born 2005-06-03	♀ Bongi EEP id: 20037

2. Born 2005-10-09	♂ Kibo EEP id: 20040

3. Born 2007-07-13	♀ Tika EEP id: 200700

4. Born 2008-01-13	♂ Tamo EEP id: 200800

5. Born 2010-08-06	♂ Tuluba EEP id: 201000

6. Born 2011-01-16	♂ Uli

7. Born 2011-01-20	♂ Shawu

8. Born 2012 (dead † 2012)	♀ stillborn

9. Born 2013-05-13	♂ Moyo EEP id: 201302?

10. Born 2013-08-11?	♀ Pina Nessie EEP id: 201303?

11. Born 2014-08-14	♂ Jogi EEP id: 201400

12. Born 2016-03-17	♀ Tuffi EEP id: 201601

13. Born 2017-12-00 (dead † 2017-12-00)	⚪ noname EEP id: 201706?

14. Born 2019-04-20	♂ Gus EEP id: 201901

15. Born 2020-03-06 (dead † 2022-11-21)	♂ Tsavo EEP id: 202003

16. Born 2021-08-16 (dead † 2024-11-05)	♂ Bumi EEP id: 202105
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Basel Zoo, in Switzerland

Date of arrival

2021-04-07	Basel Zoo from Rhenen Zoo

2019-05-28	Rhenen Zoo from Wuppertal Zoo

1995-08-02	Wuppertal Zoo from Kruger National Park

Record history
History of updates	2023-08-09: Updated as dead 2023-08-09: Updated as dead

Latest document update	2023-08-09 11:41:47
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† Tusker is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2023-08-09 at Basel Zoo, in Switzerland, . Official death reason described as Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).

Casualties

1 casualties

1999: elephant keeper Lorenz Schwellenbach attacked by Tusker. Lorenz Schwellenbach Survived. severly injured

Offspring

Total: 16 babies

(F) 2005-06-03 Bongi EEP id: 20037
(M) 2005-10-09 Kibo EEP id: 20040
(F) 2007-07-13 Tika EEP id: 200700
(M) 2008-01-13 Tamo EEP id: 200800
(M) 2010-08-06 Tuluba EEP id: 201000
(M) 2011-01-16 Uli
(M) 2011-01-20 Shawu
(F) 2012 -- † 2012 stillborn
(M) 2013-05-13 Moyo EEP id: 201302?
(F) 2013-08-11? Pina Nessie EEP id: 201303?
(M) 2014-08-14 Jogi EEP id: 201400
(F) 2016-03-17 Tuffi EEP id: 201601
(unknown) 2017-12-00 -- † 2017-12-00 noname EEP id: 201706?
(M) 2019-04-20 Gus EEP id: 201901
(M) 2020-03-06 -- † 2022-11-21 Tsavo EEP id: 202003
(M) 2021-08-16 -- † 2024-11-05 Bumi EEP id: 202105

Origin

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

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tusker, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Basel Zoo in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 10 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=831. (archived at the Wayback machine)