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

☨ ♂ Punga
Alternative name:	Impunga

Identification

SSP nr	550

Description

Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 11 years old
Origin
Born:	* 2007-03-11 captive-born
Birth place:	in San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Parents:	♂ Mabu x ♀ Litsemba
Death
Dead:	†2018-05-08
Death reason:	disease: double mesenteric root torsion: twisted gut
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Tucson Reid Park Zoo (Randolph Park Zoo), in United States

Date of arrival

2012-03-06	Tucson Reid Park Zoo (Randolph Park Zoo) from San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Record history
History of updates	2011-02-21: SSP RE 2012-03-08: relocated 2018-05-09: dead

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

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

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:

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

Siblings through the mother Litsemba:

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

Pedigree

**Pungas ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Punga	Sire (f): Mabu Born: 1990	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Litsemba Born: 1990	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Punga, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Tucson Reid Park Zoo (Randolph Park Zoo) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 January 2022 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2166. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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