Pitou (Petu) an African savanna elephant at Howard Johnson

☨ ♀ Pitou (Petu)

Identification

SSP nr	337

Description

Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ < 1, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead date:	†
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations
Present / last location:	Howard Johnson, in United States

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

1975-10-15	Howard Johnson from Calgary Zoo Calgary Zoo 1968-04-23 from International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)

Document updated	2011-01-02: New elephant RE 2011-04-26: Previous locations, SSP RE
Random literature

Description

† Pitou (Petu) is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant, (Loxodonta africana), who died at Howard Johnson, in United States, of from unknown reasons in . (see detailed list).

Origin

Pitou (Petu) was born wild .

Comments / pictures

The North American Regional Studbook lists this elephant as Lost-to-Follow up, or a "documented animal whose current location is unknown." Elephant.se will assume this elephant is dead until more information is provided or discovered.

From Wayne Jackson:
-Petu-African female
-From International Animal Exchange wild born South Africa?
-Sold to Gene Holter

Contradictory records:
The North American Regional Studbook for the African Elephants states Pitou was sold to Howard Johnson from the Calgary Zoo. Wayne Jackson states she was sold to Gene Holter.

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Pitou (Petu), an African savanna elephant at Howard Johnson in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 April 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6329. (archived at the Wayback machine)