Lil Girl an African savanna elephant at Memphis Zoo

† Lil Girl is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant, (Loxodonta africana), who died at Memphis Zoo, in United States, of killed in 2009-07-07. Official death reason described as by mother. (see detailed list).

Origin

Lil Girl was conceived through artificial insemination and born captive-born 2009-07-06 at Memphis Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Lil Girl are: ♂ Jack (Jackson) (father) and ♀ Asali (mother).

Siblings through the father Jack (Jackson):

1. 1998-04-22 -- † 1998-04-22 (M) stillborn
2. 1999-09-12(F) Victoria
3. 2000-09-19(M) Callee
4. 2004-07-06(F) Kianga
5. 2005-12-19(F) Nidirah (Nadirah)
6. 2007-03-18 -- † 2010-05-12 (M) Scotty
7. 2008-06-28(M) Tsavo
8. 2008-07-09(F) Angelina
9. 2008-07-25(F) Zuri
10. 2008-10-28 -- † 2008-10-28 () fetal death
11. 2009-08-10(F) Zuri
12. 2010-02-24 -- † 2010-02-24 () stillborn
13. 2011-06-03(M) Lucas
14. 2011-07-20 -- † 2019-03-26 (F) Kalina
15. 2012-06-28 -- † 2019-03-19 (F) Nyah
16. 2017-05-31 -- † 2017-08-30 () unknown
17. 2019-09-02(M) Fitz

Pedigree

The calf was the first born at the Overton Park Zoo. The father is assumed to be Jackson, the most prolific African elephant sire in the United States via artificial insemination.

According to Overton Park Zoo "The calf stumbled while walking through the exhibit shortly before 10:00am Wednesday morning.

Asali was trying to assist the calf back to its feet when she accidentally injured the newborn with her tusk."

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Ryan Easley, USA
• "Memphis Zoo prepares for first elephant birth," Elephant-News.com, 2008-07-08
• "African Elephant About to Give Birth At Memphis Zoo," Elephant-News.com, 2009-06-23
• "Le Bonheur donates breast milk pump for Memphis Zoos pregnant elephant," Elephant-News.com, 2009-07-03
• "Its A Girl!"
  Elephant-News.com, 2009-07-07
• "Memphis Zoos baby elephant accidentally killed by its mother," Elephant-News.com, 2009-07-07

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Memphis Zoo
• More elephants from: United States
• More elephants that was born: 2009-07-06
• More elephants that died: 2009-07-07
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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