Etana
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Howletts Wild Animal Park in United Kingdom

Location

Etana is a living Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Howletts Wild Animal Park, in United Kingdom.

Etana arrived in 2008-12-13 to the Howletts Wild Animal Park, Etana lives together with 13 other elephants at the Howletts Wild Animal Park:

1. 2. ♂ Coco born 2000-06-14
2. 3. ♂ Impi (Impy) born 2011-06-05
3. 4. ♀ Jama born 2006-07-17
4. 5. ♀ Jara born 2005-04-27
5. 6. ♀ Juluka born 2011-02-15
6. 7. ♀ Manzi (Nelly?) born 2010-05-18
7. 8. ♂ Mchumba (twin) born 2011-01-24
8. 9. ♀ Mirembe born 2014-06-07
9. 10. ♂ Nguvu born 2020-03-07
10. 11. ♂ Nusu born 2018-09-10
11. 12. ♂ Oku born 2019-12-02
12. 13. ♀ Tammi (Tami) born 1987-04-04
13. 14. ♀ Uzuri born 2008-02-17

Offspring

1. (M) 2020-03-07 Nguvu EEP id: 202004

Origin

Etana was born captive-born 2008-12-13 at Howletts Wild Animal Park.

Parentage

Siblings through the father Jums:

1. 1997-04-15(M) Jumar
2. 1997-07-18 -- † 2011-07-05 (F) Umna
3. 1997-08-06(M) Jassa (Jasa)
4. 1998-10-25 -- † 2010-10-09 (F) Jumas (Justa)
5. 2005-04-27(F) Jara
6. 2005-07-07(M) Janu
7. 2006-07-17(F) Jama
8. 2006-09-25 -- † 2012-12-28 (M) Juva
9. 2008-02-17(F) Uzuri
10. 2010-05-18(F) Manzi (Nelly?)
11. 2011-01-24(M) Mchumba (twin)
12. 2011-01-25 -- † 2011-01-25 (M) twin (stillborn)
13. 2011-01-29 -- † 2011-03-01 (F) unknown
14. 2011-02-15(F) Juluka
15. 2011-06-05(M) Impi (Impy)
16. 2014-06-07(F) Mirembe

Siblings through the mother Swana:

1. 1997-07-18 - † 2011-07-05 (F) Umna
2. 2005-07-07(M) Janu
3. 2011-06-05(M) Impi (Impy)

Pedigree

Etana is Swana’s third baby and her father, a 31-year-old bull called Jums, who is originally from Zimbabwe, has sired 10 calves at Howletts to date. Her birth brings the Herd size to 14 - 1 bull of 3 males and 10 other females. 6 members are under the age of 5, all sired by Jums and two full siblings to Etana. Her name means "strong one" in Swahili.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• EEG Magazine nr 15, Dec 2009, by http://www.elefanten-schutz-europa.de/'>European Elephant Group
  
• Ryan Easley, USA
• Baby Elephant Exploring Paddock, 2009-02-07
• Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Etana (Google Translated version)

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Howletts Wild Animal Park
• More elephants from: United Kingdom
• More elephants that was born: 2008-12-13
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

External relevant links (Opens in new window)

• Etana at Elewiki, a wiki collaboration on elefanten.wikia.com (In german) HTTP code: 301 it is valid
• Link to translated version with Google Translate

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