Kutenga
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Philadelphia Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Kutenga  dead elephant
Identification
SSP nr50
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 27 years old
Origin
Born:* 1964 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1991-07-31
Death reason: disease: collapsed; arthritis
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Philadelphia Zoo, in United States
Date of arrival
1966-06-09Philadelphia Zoo
from International Fertilizer and Chemical Company (Fred Zeehandelaar)
Record history
History of updates2011-03-08: Previous locations, Birth, Death, SSP, Text RE
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Kutenga is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1991-07-31 at Philadelphia Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as collapsed; arthritis.

Origin

Kutenga was born wild 1964.


Comments / pictures

27 year old Kutenga collapsed in her stall at the Philadelphia Zoo due to Arthritis in a left leg. Despite efforts to raise her to her Feet using a tow truck, she died in July 1991.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Kutenga, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Philadelphia Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 9 March 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3902. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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