Tamani
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Kansas City Zoo in United States

Biography
♂ Tamani
Identification
SSP nr544
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 19 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 2005-10-17 captive-born
Birth place: through
artificial insemination in Lowry Park Zoo
Birth weight 93.18 kgs, 205.00 lbs
Parents: ♂ Bulwagi x ♀ Ellie
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Kansas City Zoo, in United States
Date of arrival
2015-10-05Kansas City Zoo
from Birmingham Zoo
2012-04-21Birmingham Zoo
from Lowry Park Zoo
Record history
History of updates2010-01-17
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Tamani is a living Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Kansas City Zoo, in United States.

Tamani arrived in 2015-10-05 to the Kansas City Zoo, relocated from the Birmingham Zoo, in United States.


Social

Tamani lives together with 8 other elephants at the Kansas City Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. ♀ Christi born 1986
  2. ♀ Lady born 1968
  3. ♀ Lea born 1978
  4. ♀ Lois born 1978
  5. ♀ Megan born 1978
  6. ♀ Tattoo (Tatu, Tatoo) born 1978
  7. ♀ Zoe (Zoey) born 1984
  8. ♀ Zuri born 2009-08-10


Origin

Tamani was conceived through artificial insemination and born captive-born 2005-10-17 at Lowry Park Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Tamani are: ♂ Bulwagi (father) and ♀ Ellie (mother).

Siblings through the father Bulwagi:

  1. 2002-07-27 -- † 2002-07-27 (M) stillborn
  2. 2003-03-21 -- † 2003-03-21 (F) stillborn
  3. 2003-04-30(M) Louie
  4. 2003-11-24 -- † 2003-04-07 (M) stillborn
  5. 2005-05-13 -- † 2005-05-13 (M) Noname
  6. 2005-10-18(M) Kedar

Pedigree

Tamanis ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Tamani

Sire (f):
Bulwagi

Born: 1981-03-03

Sire ff:
Peter

Born: 1965
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:
Mama

Born: 1970
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Ellie

Born: 1982

Sire mf:


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Dame mfm:
Dame mm:


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Comments / pictures

"Tamani," which means "hope" in Swahili, was chosen via a Name the Baby contest in which over 600 names were submitted by over 10,000 participants. He was the first elephant birth in the zoo's history.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Tamani, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Kansas City Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1363. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories2005 births | With Pedigree | Elephants from Kansas City Zoo | United States | African savanna elephants


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