Lara (Amy)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Port Lympne Zoo in United Kingdom

Biography

☨ ♀ Lara (Amy)

Identification

EEP nr	7702

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 34 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1977-11-17 captive-born
Birth place:	in Ramat Gan Zoo

Parents:	♂ Timbo x ♀ Atari
Death
Dead:	†2011-09-06
Death reason:	unknown:
Offspring
Total: 3 babies

1. Born 1987-02-19 (dead † 2000-05-01)	♂ Junior

2. Born 1991-01-13 (dead † 2017-04-08)	♂ Limbo EEP id: 9101

3. Born 1994-07-27 (dead † 2013-04-10?)	♀ Issa EEP id: 9401
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Port Lympne Zoo, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

2006-06-15	Port Lympne Zoo from Howletts Wild Animal Park

1994-03-12	Howletts Wild Animal Park from Ramat Gan Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2012-07-31: dead 2018-03-01: link to EleWiki submitted

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Lara (Amy) is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2011-09-06 at Port Lympne Zoo, in United Kingdom, .

Offspring

Total: 3 babies

(M) 1987-02-19 -- † 2000-05-01 Junior
(M) 1991-01-13 -- † 2017-04-08 Limbo EEP id: 9101
(F) 1994-07-27 -- † 2013-04-10? Issa EEP id: 9401

Origin

Lara (Amy) was born captive-born 1977-11-17 at Ramat Gan Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Lara (Amy) are: ♂ Timbo (father) and ♀ Atari (mother).

Siblings through the father Timbo:

1974-08-11(M) Yossi
1978-01-17 -- † 2008-07-00 (F) Shara (Sara)

Pedigree

**Lara (Amy)s ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Lara (Amy)	Sire (f): Timbo Born: 1961	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Atari Born: 1961	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

She arrived pregnant and had already had two calves Junior (male, born 19th February 1987, Yossi x Lara) and Limbo (male, born 14th January 1991, Yossi x Lara).

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Lara (Amy), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Port Lympne Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=851. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

EEG Magazine nr 21, July 2012, by http://www.elefanten-schutz-europa.de/'>European Elephant Group
Peter Stolk, Netherlands
Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Lara (Google Translated version)

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