Zahara an African savanna elephant at Indianapolis Zoo

♀ Zahara
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 15 years old
Id numberSSP Number: (548)
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2006-08-31 captive-born
Birth place: through
artificial insemination in Indianapolis Zoo
Birth weight 121.00 kgs, 266.20 lbs
Parents: ♂ Ali x ♀ Ivory
Locations
Present / last location:Indianapolis Zoo, in United States
Date of Arrival
(Presently sometimes errors!)
2006-08-31Indianapolis Zoo
Document updated2009-01-29: Birth RE
2009-11-19: SSP, Birth Weight, Management RE
2012-05-11: Text RE
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Description

Location

Zahara is a Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), living in Indianapolis Zoo, in United States.

Zahara arrived in Indianapolis Zoo 2006-08-31,

In Indianapolis Zoo, Zahara lives together with 4 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Ivory born 1982
    2. ,
  2. ♂ Kedar born 2005-10-18
    3. ,
  3. ♀ Kubwa born 1976
    4. ,
  4. ♀ Tombi born 1976
    5. , (see detailed list).

Origin

Zahara was conceived through artificial insemination and born captive-born 2006-08-31 at Indianapolis Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Zahara are: ♂ Ali (father) and ♀ Ivory (mother).

Siblings through the father Ali:

  1. 2011-08-25(M) Jabali

Siblings through the mother Ivory:

  1. 2000-08-04(M) Ajani
  2. 2012-06-28 - † 2019-03-19 (F) Nyah

Pedigree

Zaharas pedigree:
P I II III

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Ivory

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Comments / pictures

Article and Image at ShowMe Elephants: "Indianapolis Zoo - Ivory and Zahara," 05/11/2012



Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Zahara, an African savanna at Indianapolis Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 26 February 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1515. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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