Amos
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Amboseli National Park in Kenya

Biography

♂ Amos

Identification

AERP family id	AA family
Local id Number	249

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 53 years old
Management:	Wild elephant
Origin
Born:	* 1972-04-00 wild
Birth place:	in Amboseli National Park

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Wart Ear
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Amboseli National Park, in Kenya

Date of arrival

1972-04-00	Amboseli National Park
Record history
History of updates	2022-03-13

Latest document update	2022-03-13 13:19:48
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Biography

Amos is a living Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Amboseli National Park, in Kenya.

Amos arrived in 1972-04-00 to the Amboseli National Park,

Social

Amos lives together with 165 other elephants at the Amboseli National Park: (detailed list)

Origin

Parents of Amos are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Wart Ear (mother).

Comments / pictures

1988: In the meantime two more of the AA family males became independent. Adam and
Amos left at the same time when they were 13 and 14 respectively.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Amos, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Amboseli National Park in Kenya. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 26 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10718. (archived at the Wayback machine)