Tara
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Los Angeles Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Tara

Identification

SSP nr	57

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 44 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1960 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1962
Death
Dead:	†2004-12-12
Death reason:	disease: heart failure
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Los Angeles Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1966-12-02	Los Angeles Zoo from International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)

1963-00-00	International Animal Exchange (Ferndale) from Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (Busch Gardens Africa)

Record history
History of updates	2009-03-19: Previous locations, SSP, Birth, Death

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

† Tara is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2004-12-12 at Los Angeles Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as heart failure.

Origin

Tara was born wild 1960, captured 1962 .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tara, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Los Angeles Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1739. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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