Yossi an African savanna elephant at Ramat Gan Zoo

♂ Yossi
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 47 years old
Id numberEEP Number: 7402SSP Number: (555)
Body height: 3.70 meter, 12.1 feet
Body weight: 7000.00 kg, 15400.00 lbs
Management:No contact
Origin
Born:* 1974-08-11 captive-born
Birth place: in Tel Aviv Zoo
Parents: ♂ Timbo x ♀ Bahati
Offspring
Total: 23 babies
1. Born 1987-02-19
(dead † 2000-05-01)		♂ Junior
2. Born 1987-04-04
(dead † 1987-08-05)		♀ Helinka
3. Born 1987-04-04♀ Tammi (Tami) EEP id: 8704
4. Born 1987-10-11
(dead † 2013-04-10)		♀ Stuvite (Stavit) EEP id: 8706
5. Born 1987-12-01
(dead † 1987-12-07)		♂ Izik
6. Born 1989-04-30♀ Yosepha (Josepha) EEP id: 8902
7. Born 1990-01-21
(dead † 1999-08-29)		♂ Nipple
8. Born 1990-02-25
(dead † 2009-08-20)		♀ Yoki EEP id: 9002
9. Born 1991-01-13
(dead † 2017-04-08)		♂ Limbo EEP id: 9101
10. Born 1994-05-24♂ Osh EEP id: 9402 SSP id: 541
11. Born 1994-07-27
(dead † 2013-04-10?)		♀ Issa EEP id: 9401
12. Born 1994-12-01
(dead † 2014-06-19)		♂ Nissim EEP id: 9403
13. Born 1996-10-21
(dead † 2004-02-04)		♀ Beauty EEP id: 9601
14. Born 1997-06-03♂ Niko EEP id: 9702
15. Born 1998-01-06
(dead † 1998-01-06)		♀ noname
16. Born 1999-09-30♂ Nino EEP id: 9906
17. Born 2001-02-04♂ Leon (Yoni) EEP id: 20002
18. Born 2001-05-03♂ Pembé (Babar) EEP id: 20005
19. Born 2002-01-18♂ Akili EEP id: 20011
20. Born 2004-05-06♂ Izik Jonathan EEP id: 20029
21. Born 2005-05-25♂ Noah EEP id: 20036
22. Born 2006-01-31♂ Boten EEP id: 20044
23. Born 2007-09-04♂ Jumanee
Locations
Present / last location:Ramat Gan Zoo, in Israel
Date of Arrival
(Presently sometimes errors!)
Ramat Gan Zoo
from Tel Aviv Zoo
Document updated2009-11-29: corrected birth place

2010-11-12: height and weight

2011-06-11: SSP RE
2018-03-01: link to EleWiki submitted
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Description

Location

Yossi is a Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), living in Ramat Gan Zoo, in Israel.

Yossi arrived in Ramat Gan Zoo unknown date, relocated from Tel Aviv Zoo, in Israel.

In Ramat Gan Zoo, Yossi lives together with 9 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Aviva born 1969
    2. ,
  2. ♀ Bahati born 1961
    3. ,
  3. ♀ La Belle born 2006-03-11
    4. ,
  4. ♀ La Petite born 1985-00-00
    5. ,
  5. ♀ Lalana born 2013-10-02
    6. ,
  6. ♀ Latangi born 2013-08-02
    7. ,
  7. ♂ Motek born 1960
    8. ,
  8. ♂ Philo born 2020-03-18
    9. ,
  9. ♀ Warda born 1958
    10. , (see detailed list).

Offspring

Total: 23 babies

  1. (M) 1987-02-19 -- † 2000-05-01 Junior
  2. (F) 1987-04-04 -- † 1987-08-05 Helinka
  3. (F) 1987-04-04 Tammi (Tami) EEP id: 8704
  4. (F) 1987-10-11 -- † 2013-04-10 Stuvite (Stavit) EEP id: 8706
  5. (M) 1987-12-01 -- † 1987-12-07 Izik
  6. (F) 1989-04-30 Yosepha (Josepha) EEP id: 8902
  7. (M) 1990-01-21 -- † 1999-08-29 Nipple
  8. (F) 1990-02-25 -- † 2009-08-20 Yoki EEP id: 9002
  9. (M) 1991-01-13 -- † 2017-04-08 Limbo EEP id: 9101
  10. (M) 1994-05-24 Osh EEP id: 9402 SSP id: 541
  11. (F) 1994-07-27 -- † 2013-04-10? Issa EEP id: 9401
  12. (M) 1994-12-01 -- † 2014-06-19 Nissim EEP id: 9403
  13. (F) 1996-10-21 -- † 2004-02-04 Beauty EEP id: 9601
  14. (M) 1997-06-03 Niko EEP id: 9702
  15. (F) 1998-01-06 -- † 1998-01-06 noname
  16. (M) 1999-09-30 Nino EEP id: 9906
  17. (M) 2001-02-04 Leon (Yoni) EEP id: 20002
  18. (M) 2001-05-03 Pembé (Babar) EEP id: 20005
  19. (M) 2002-01-18 Akili EEP id: 20011
  20. (M) 2004-05-06 Izik Jonathan EEP id: 20029
  21. (M) 2005-05-25 Noah EEP id: 20036
  22. (M) 2006-01-31 Boten EEP id: 20044
  23. (M) 2007-09-04 Jumanee

Origin

Yossi was born captive-born 1974-08-11 at Tel Aviv Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Yossi are: ♂ Timbo (father) and ♀ Bahati (mother).

Siblings through the father Timbo:

  1. 1977-11-17 -- † 2011-09-06 (F) Lara (Amy)
  2. 1978-01-17 -- † 2008-07-00 (F) Shara (Sara)

Siblings through the mother Bahati:

  1. 1989-04-30(F) Yosepha (Josepha)
  2. 1996-10-21 - † 2004-02-04 (F) Beauty
  3. 2001-05-03(M) Pembé (Babar)
  4. 2006-01-31(M) Boten

Pedigree

Yossis pedigree:
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Weighing 7 tons and with a shoulder height of 3.70 metres, Jossi is one of the largest zoo elephants in the world, according to the open-air Safari Zoo Ramat-Gan near Tel Aviv. In 2007 he killed the oldest cow in the herd.

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Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Yossi, an African savanna at Ramat Gan Zoo in Israel. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 6 March 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=817. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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This document was updated: 2020-10-18 06:25:24


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