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

Biography

♀ Sukari
Sukari. Nashville Zoo 07-2007. Photo: © Amanda Pippin

Identification

SSP nr	407

Description

Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 40 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 1984 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1985
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States

Date of arrival

2015-11-04	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) from Nashville Zoo

1999-09-16	Nashville Zoo from Reston Animal Park

1985-08-00	Reston Animal Park from Worldwide Primates

Record history
History of updates	2021-06-23

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

Sukari is a living Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States.

Sukari arrived in 2015-11-04 to the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), relocated from the Nashville Zoo, in United States.

Social

Sukari lives together with 12 other elephants at the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES):

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants

Origin

Sukari was born wild 1984, captured 1985 .

Comments / pictures

Sukari was owned by Pankow's Pachyderms, under Chuck Pankow and family.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Sukari, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 9 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2084. (archived at the Wayback machine)