Punga an African savanna elephant at Tucson Reid Park Zoo (Randolph Park Zoo)

† Punga is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant, (Loxodonta africana), who died at Tucson Reid Park Zoo (Randolph Park Zoo), in United States, of disease in 2018-05-08. Official death reason described as double mesenteric root torsion: twisted gut. (see detailed list).

Origin

Punga was born captive-born 2007-03-11 at San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

Parentage

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

Siblings through the father Mabu:

1. 2006-09-11(F) Khosi
2. 2007-09-19(F) Phakamile (Kamile)
3. 2007-11-28 -- † 2008-02-05 (F) noname (Audrey?)
4. 2009-03-13(M) Gadze
5. 2010-02-14(M) Lutsandvo
6. 2010-04-12(M) Mac
7. 2010-05-13(M) Emanti
8. 2010-12-27(M) Tsandzikle
9. 2011-09-26(M) Inhlonipho
10. 2012-08-28(F) Qinisa
11. 2014-08-20(F) Nandi
12. 2018-08-11(M) Umzula-Zuli
13. 2018-09-27(F) Kaia
14. 2020-04-06(M) Mapenzi

Siblings through the mother Litsemba:

1. 2010-12-27(M) Tsandzikle
2. 2014-08-20(F) Nandi
3. 2020-04-06(M) Mapenzi

Pedigree

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://azstarnet.com/news/local/elephant-mother-calves-from-san-diego-join-zoo/article_2f222807-6de6-52ac-bf0d-316efd87ad66.html
  
• Ruka
• News article about naming the elephant baby
• article about the elephant birth in Elephant News
  
  

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Tucson Reid Park Zoo (Randolph Park Zoo)
• More elephants from: United States
• More elephants that was born: 2007-03-11
• More elephants that died: 2018-05-08
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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