Punga
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Tucson Reid Park Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Punga  dead elephant
Alternative name: Impunga

Identification

SSP nr550

Description

Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 11 years old
Origin
Born:* 2007-03-11 captive-born
Birth place: in San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Parents: Mabu x ♀ Litsemba
Death
Dead: 2018-05-08
Death reason: disease: double mesenteric root torsion: twisted gut
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Tucson Reid Park Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2012-03-06Tucson Reid Park Zoo
from San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Record history
History of updates2024-03-09

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Punga is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2018-05-08 at Tucson Reid Park Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as double mesenteric root torsion: twisted gut.

Origin

Punga was born captive-born 2007-03-11 at San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

Parentage


Parents of Punga are: ♂ Mabu (father) and ♀ Litsemba (mother).

Siblings through the father Mabu:

  1. 2006-09-11(F) Khosi
  2. 2007-09-19(F) Kamile
  3. 2007-11-28 -- † 2008-02-05 (F) noname (Audrey?)
  4. 2009-03-13(M) Gadze
  5. 2010-02-14(M) Lutsandvo
  6. 2010-04-12(M) Mac
  7. 2010-05-13(M) Emanti
  8. 2010-12-27(M) Tsandzikle
  9. 2011-09-26(M) Inhlonipho
  10. 2012-08-28(F) Qinisa
  11. 2014-08-20(F) Nandi
  12. 2018-08-11(M) Umzula-Zuli
  13. 2018-09-27(F) Kaia
  14. 2020-04-06(M) Mapenzi

Siblings through the mother Litsemba:

  1. 2010-12-27(M) Tsandzikle
  2. 2014-08-20(F) Nandi
  3. 2020-04-06(M) Mapenzi
  4. 2024-03-08(unknown) Unnamed

Pedigree


Pungas ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Punga

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Mabu

Born: 1990

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Litsemba

Born: 1990

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Punga, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Tucson Reid Park Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2166. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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