Nanda (Nandy)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Trunks and Humps (Bill Swain) in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Nanda (Nandy)

Identification

SSP nr	142

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 1976 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1978
Imported:	1979
Death
Dead:	†
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Trunks and Humps (Bill Swain), in United States

Date of arrival

1989-04-16	Trunks and Humps (Bill Swain) from Winston Wildlife Safari

1979-05-29	Winston Wildlife Safari from Wolfgang Delfts

Record history
History of updates	2009-04-26: New elephant 2010-01-31: Text

Latest document update	2020-10-19 02:45:45

† Nanda (Nandy) is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died at Trunks and Humps (Bill Swain), in United States, .

Origin

Nanda (Nandy) was born wild 1976, captured 1978 . and imported 1979

Comments / pictures

The Cleveland Zoo acquired their three female African elephants in June 1997. Martika was kept as a single elephant for six years until her transfer, thereby closing the elephant exhibit at the Erie Zoo. Jo and Moshi resided together at the Wildlife Safari for thirteen years. Moshi first arrived following her importation with another cow, Nanda, in May 1979 and Jo from a circus in July 1984. Nanda was sold to the Swain family in April 1989.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Nanda (Nandy), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Trunks and Humps (Bill Swain) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4726. (archived at the Wayback machine)