Fitz
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Louisville Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Fitz  dead elephant

Identification

SSP nr00

Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 4 years old
Origin
Born:* 2019-09-02 captive-born
Birth place: through
artificial insemination in Louisville Zoo

Parents: Jack (Jackson) x ♀ Mikki
Death
Dead: 2023-05-30
Death reason: unknown: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Louisville Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2019-09-02Louisville Zoo
Record history
History of updates2019-10-22: Named Fitz (alternatives suggestions was Walt and Rocket)
2023-07-02: Updated as dead

Latest document update2023-07-02 05:17:20

† Fitz is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2023-05-30 at Louisville Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus.

Origin

Fitz was conceived through artificial insemination and born captive-born 2019-09-02 at Louisville Zoo.

Parentage


Parents of Fitz are: ♂ Jack (Jackson) (father) and ♀ Mikki (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) 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. 2009-07-06 -- † 2009-07-07 (F) Lil Girl
  12. 2009-08-10(F) Zuri
  13. 2011-06-03 -- † 2021-04-10? (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. 2021-07-18 -- † 2024-02-15 (F) Tsuni

Siblings through the mother Mikki:

  1. 2007-03-18 - † 2010-05-12 (M) Scotty

Pedigree


Fitzs ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Fitz

Sire (f):
Jack (Jackson)

Born: 1976
2025-07

Sire ff:


Born:
2025-07
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
2025-07
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Mikki

Born: 1985
2025-07

Sire mf:


Born:
2025-07
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:


Born:
2025-07
Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Fitz, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Louisville Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=8233. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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