Moyo
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Thoiry Zoo in France

♂ Moyo
Identification
EEP nr201302?
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 10 years old
Management:Unknown
Origin
Born:* 2013-05-13 captive-born
Birth place: in Wuppertal Zoo
Parents: ♂ Tusker x ♀ Sabie
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Thoiry Zoo, in France
Date of arrival
2022-08-22Thoiry Zoo
from Magdeburg Zoo
2018-06-25Magdeburg Zoo
from Wuppertal Zoo
Record history
History of updates2017-03-25: link to EleWiki submitted
2018-06-29: relocated Magdeburg
2021-09-15: Records updated
Latest document update2021-09-15 12:43:28
Random literature
Biography

Location

Moyo is a living Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Thoiry Zoo, in France.

Moyo arrived in 2022-08-22 to the Thoiry Zoo, relocated from the Magdeburg Zoo, in Germany.

Moyo lives together with 1 other elephants at the Thoiry Zoo:
  1. ♂ Benjamin born 1984

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Origin

Moyo was born captive-born 2013-05-13 at Wuppertal Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Moyo are: ♂ Tusker (father) and ♀ Sabie (mother).

Siblings through the father Tusker:

  1. 2005-06-03(F) Bongi
  2. 2005-10-09(M) Kibo
  3. 2007-07-13(F) Tika
  4. 2008-01-13(M) Tamo
  5. 2010-08-06(M) Tuluba
  6. 2011-01-16(M) Uli
  7. 2011-01-20(M) Shawu
  8. 2012 -- † 2012 (F) stillborn
  9. 2013-08-11?(F) Pina Nessie
  10. 2014-08-14(M) Jogi
  11. 2016-03-17(F) Tuffi
  12. 2017-12-00 -- † 2017-12-00 (unknown) noname
  13. 2019-04-20(M) Gus
  14. 2020-03-06 -- † 2022-11-21 (M) Tsavo
  15. 2021-08-16(M) Bumi

Siblings through the mother Sabie:

  1. 2007-07-13(F) Tika
  2. 2011-01-16(M) Uli
  3. 2016-03-17(F) Tuffi
  4. 2019-04-20(M) Gus

Pedigree

Moyos ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Moyo

Sire (f):
Tusker

Born: 1992

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Sabie

Born: 1992

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Comments / pictures

In Kisuaheli, Moyo means Heart.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Moyo, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Thoiry Zoo in France. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 March 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=13451. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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