John
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Hwange National Park (Wankie game reserve) in Zimbabwe

Biography
♂ John

Identification


Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Management:Unknown
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:

Parents: x ♀ Mary
Capture: 2008
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Hwange National Park (Wankie game reserve), in Zimbabwe

Date of arrival

2009-11-02Hwange National Park (Wankie game reserve)
from Sondelani Game Lodge

2008-10-21Sondelani Game Lodge
from Dubane Ranch

Record history
History of updates2009-11-12: 

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography


John is a living Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Hwange National Park (Wankie game reserve), in Zimbabwe.

John arrived in 2009-11-02 to the Hwange National Park (Wankie game reserve), relocated from the Sondelani Game Lodge, in Zimbabwe.


Social

John lives together with 8 other elephants at the Hwange National Park (Wankie game reserve): (detailed list)

  1. Baby Girl
  2. Emily
  3. Emma
  4. Jack born 1994
  5. Jessica born 1995
  6. Mankube born 1999
  7. Mary born 1989
  8. Nomalanga


Origin

John was born wild , captured 2008 .

Parentage


Parents of John are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Mary (mother).

Pedigree


Johns ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

John

Sire (f):


Born:
2025-06

Sire ff:


Born:
2025-06
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
2025-06
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Mary

Born: 1989
2025-06

Sire mf:


Born:
2025-06
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:


Born:
2025-06
Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). John, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Hwange National Park (Wankie game reserve) in Zimbabwe. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 15 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4736. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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