Lerato (Deneo)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Pretoria Zoo in South Africa

Biography

☨ ♀ Lerato (Deneo)

Identification


Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 2011-03-21 captive-born
Birth place:	in Pretoria Zoo

Parents:	♂ Charlie x ♀ Pumbi
Death
Dead:	†2011-04-11
Death reason:	disease: rejected by mother; breathing problems
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Pretoria Zoo, in South Africa

Date of arrival

2011-03-21	Pretoria Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2011-03-30: mother 2011-04-13: Death RE 2011-04-16: alt name

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Lerato (Deneo) is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2011-04-11 at Pretoria Zoo, in South Africa, . Official death reason described as rejected by mother; breathing problems.

Origin

Lerato (Deneo) was born captive-born 2011-03-21 at Pretoria Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Lerato (Deneo) are: ♂ Charlie (father) and ♀ Pumbi (mother).

Pedigree

**Lerato (Deneo)s ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Lerato (Deneo)	Sire (f): Charlie Born: 1982-00-00 2025-11	Sire ff: Born: 2025-11	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born: 2025-11	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born: 2025-11	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born: 2025-11	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Pumbi Born: 1985? 2025-11	Sire mf: Born: 2025-11	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born: 2025-11	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-11	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-11	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

The offical name was written incorrectly (Lerata, Dineo)in many articals.

The correct name is Lerato meaning love (Lerata means noise it was a mistake). The name that came from the public is Deneo meaning Gift."

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Lerato (Deneo), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Pretoria Zoo in South Africa. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 November 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6868. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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