Zulu (Zula)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Zulu (Zula)

Identification

SSP nr	159

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 34 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1975 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1977
Death
Dead:	†2009-01-10
Death reason:	unknown: collapsed after entering the barn for the evening
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States

Date of arrival

2004-02-19	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) from Chehaw Wild Animal Park

1978-06-01	Chehaw Wild Animal Park from Catskill Game Farm

1978-00-00	Catskill Game Farm from J. C. Schulz Inc.

Record history
History of updates	2009-01-15: Death 2009-03-22: Name 2010-04-20: prev. location

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Zulu (Zula) is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2009-01-10 at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States, . Official death reason described as collapsed after entering the barn for the evening.

Origin

Zulu (Zula) was born wild 1975, captured 1977 .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Zulu (Zula), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1464. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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