Zuri
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo) in United States

♀ Zuri

Identification

SSP nr	567

Description

Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 13 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 2009-08-10 captive-born
Birth place:	through artificial insemination in Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo)
Birth weight	114.00 kgs, 250.80 lbs

Parents:	♂ Jack (Jackson) x ♀ Christi
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo), in United States

Date of arrival

2009-08-10	Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo)
Record history
History of updates	2009-08-11: New elephant RE 2009-09-15: named Zuri 2011-06-11: SSP RE

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

Location

Zuri is a living Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo), in United States.

Zuri arrived in 2009-08-10 to the Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo), Zuri lives together with 1 other elephants at the Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo):

♀ Christi born 1986

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Origin

Zuri was conceived through artificial insemination and born captive-born 2009-08-10 at Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo).

Parentage

Parents of Zuri are: ♂ Jack (Jackson) (father) and ♀ Christi (mother).

Siblings through the father Jack (Jackson):

1998-04-22 -- † 1998-04-22 (M) stillborn
1999-09-12(F) Victoria
2000-09-19(M) Callee
2004-07-06(F) Kianga
2005-12-19(F) Nidirah (Nadirah)
2007-03-18 -- † 2010-05-12 (M) Scotty
2008-06-28(M) Tsavo
2008-07-09(F) Angelina
2008-07-25(F) Zuri
2008-10-28 -- † 2008-10-28 () fetal death
2009-07-06 -- † 2009-07-07 (F) Lil Girl
2011-06-03 -- † 2021-04-10? (M) Lucas
2011-07-20 -- † 2019-03-26 (F) Kalina
2012-06-28 -- † 2019-03-19 (F) Nyah
2017-05-31 -- † 2017-08-30 () unknown
2019-09-02(M) Fitz
2021-07-18(F) Tsuni

Pedigree

**Zuris ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Zuri	Sire (f): Jack (Jackson) Born: 1976	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Christi Born: 1986	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Weighing 251 pounds and measuring three Feet tall at the shoulder, the newborn calf was the first African elephant to ever be born at the Hogle Zoo and the first elephant in over 89 years.

Zuri means adorable or beautiful in Swahili.

Zuri has her own blog at http://www.babyzuriblog.com.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Zuri, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 5 December 2022 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4081. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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More elephants from: Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo)
More elephants from: United States
More elephants that was born: 2009-08-10
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Categories2009 births | With Pedigree | Elephants from Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo) | United States | African savanna elephants

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