Renee (Mbili) an African savanna elephant at Toledo Zoo

♀ Renee (Mbili)
Renee. Toledo Zoo 04/2014. Photo: © Ben Whitebread

Identification

SSP nr	182

Description

Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 42 years old
Body height:	2.53 meter, 8.3 feet
Body weight:	3681.82 kg, 8100.00 lbs
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 1979 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1981
Imported:	1982
Offspring
Total: 2 babies

1. Born 2003-04-30	♂ Louie SSP id: 526

2. Born 2011-06-03	♂ Lucas SSP id: 00
Locations
Present / last location:	Toledo Zoo, in United States

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

1982-06-28	Toledo Zoo from International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)

Document updated	2008-12-28: Name, SSP, Image RE 2009-08-18: Text, Image RE 2010-04-03: pregnant 2011-02-09: Text, Height, Weight RE 2011-06-05: not pregnant 2014-04-23: Image, PC RE
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Description

Location

Renee (Mbili) is a living Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), located at Toledo Zoo, in United States.

Renee (Mbili) arrived Toledo Zoo 1982-06-28, relocated from International Animal Exchange (Ferndale), in United States.

In Toledo Zoo, Renee (Mbili) lives together with 2 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

♂ Lucas born 2011-06-03
♀ Twiggy born 1985

detailed list

Offspring

(M) 2003-04-30 Louie SSP id: 526
(M) 2011-06-03 Lucas SSP id: 00

Origin

Renee (Mbili) was born wild 1979, captured 1981 . and imported 1982

Comments / pictures

Tembo and Renee were purchased together by the Toledo Zoo from the International Animal Exchange in June 1982, both imported a month prior from Zimbabwe.

In August 2009, Renee measured 8'4" tall at the shoulder and weighed about 8100 pounds.

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Renee (Mbili), an African savanna elephant at Toledo Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 15 April 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2000. (archived at the Wayback machine)