Tanya
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Cameron Park Waco Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Tanya
Tembo & Tanya. Cameron Park Zoo. Photo: © Jackson Sdah

Identification

SSP nr	185

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 41 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1979 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1981
Death
Dead:	†2020-09-29
Death reason:	disease: unidentified disease that affected the circulatory system, heart, lungs and brain
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Cameron Park Waco Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2007-10-00	Cameron Park Waco Zoo from Abilene Zoo

1981-11-24	Abilene Zoo from J. C. Schulz Inc.

Record history
History of updates	2009-04-03: Management, Text 2010-01-17: Text, Image 2020-09-06: death report

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Tanya is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2020-09-29 at Cameron Park Waco Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as unidentified disease that affected the circulatory system, heart, lungs and brain.

Origin

Tanya was born wild 1979, captured 1981 .

Tanya on elephant-news.com

Articles where Tanya is mentioned on elephant-news.com
Date	Links which opens in new window
	Meet cameron park zoo’s new elephant - Elephant News
2020-10-06	Cameron park zoo staff mourns 40-year-old african elephant tanya - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tanya, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Cameron Park Waco Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3240. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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