Meru
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Tucson Reid Park Zoo in United States

Biography
⚪ Meru

Identification


Description

Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:unknown 0 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 2024-03-08 captive-born
Birth place: in Tucson Reid Park Zoo

Parents: x ♀ Litsemba
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Tucson Reid Park Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2024-03-08Tucson Reid Park Zoo
Record history
History of updates2024-03-09

Latest document update2024-05-06 08:54:35
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Biography


Meru is a living an elephant with unknown sex, an African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Tucson Reid Park Zoo, in United States.

Meru arrived in 2024-03-08 to the Tucson Reid Park Zoo,

Social

Meru lives together with 4 other elephants at the Tucson Reid Park Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. Litsemba born 1990
  2. Lungile born 1991
  3. Mapenzi born 2020-04-06
  4. Nandi born 2014-08-20


Origin

Meru was born captive-born 2024-03-08 at Tucson Reid Park Zoo.

Parentage


Parents of Meru are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Litsemba (mother).

Siblings through the mother Litsemba:

  1. 2007-03-11 - † 2018-05-08 (M) Punga
  2. 2010-12-27(M) Tsandzikle
  3. 2014-08-20(F) Nandi
  4. 2020-04-06(M) Mapenzi

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Reid park zoo welcomes new baby elephant - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Meru, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Tucson Reid Park Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 8 October 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=17175. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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