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

♂ Tusker
Photo: © Petra Prager, Berlin
Petra Prager, Berlin, Germany.
Identification
EEP nr9202
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
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 1992 wild
Birth place: in Kruger National Park
Capture: 1995
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♂ Bumi EEP id: 202105
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Basel Zoo, in Switzerland
Date of arrival
2021-04-07Basel Zoo
from Rhenen Zoo
2019-05-28Rhenen Zoo
from Wuppertal Zoo
1995-08-02Wuppertal Zoo
from Kruger National Park
Record history
History of updates2020-05-12: height and weight
Latest document update2021-04-08 10:29:11
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Biography

Location

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

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

Tusker lives together with 3 other elephants at the Basel Zoo:
  1. ♀ Heri born 1976
  2. ♀ Maya born 1995
  3. ♀ Rosy born 1995

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Offspring

Total: 16 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 -- † 2022-11-21 Tsavo EEP id: 202003
  16. (M) 2021-08-16 Bumi EEP id: 202105

Origin

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

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Tusker, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Basel Zoo in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 January 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=831. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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