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

Biography

☨ ♀ Ota

Identification


Description

Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 16 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1966-01-13 captive-born
Birth place:	in Basel Zoo
Birth weight	113.00 kgs, 248.60 lbs

Parents:	♂ Omari x ♀ Idunda
Death
Dead:	†1982-11-30
Death reason:	euthanised: agressive
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Basel Zoo, in Switzerland

Date of arrival

1972-00-00	Basel Zoo
1972-00-00	from Basel Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2024-11-10: picture from Zoo Directors meeting

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Ota is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1982-11-30 at Basel Zoo, in Switzerland, . Official death reason described as agressive.

Origin

Ota was born captive-born 1966-01-13 at Basel Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Ota are: ♂ Omari (father) and ♀ Idunda (mother).

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Ota, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Basel Zoo in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=943. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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