Cita
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Miami Metro Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Cita  dead elephant


Identification
SSP nr79
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀, unknown age
Body weight: 3545.45 kg, 7800.00 lbs
Origin
Born:* 1969 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1969
Death
Dead: †
Death reason: killed: during fight with Peggy, she was knocked down and unable to recover
Offspring
Total: 2 babies
1. Born 1980
(dead † 1980)		♂ stillborn SSP id: 385
2. Born 1982
(dead † 1982)		♂ noname
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Miami Metro Zoo, in United States
Date of arrival
2016-04-19Miami Metro Zoo
from Virginia Zoo
2005-03-25Virginia Zoo
from Indianapolis Zoo
1987-11-20Indianapolis Zoo
from Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson)
1987-01-00Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson)
from Hubert Wells
1984-00-00Hubert Wells
from Lion Country Safari, Inc - Laguna Hills
1970-06-00Lion Country Safari, Inc - Laguna Hills 1970-06-00
from Unknown
Record history
History of updates2025-03-14:
2025-03-17:
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Cita is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died at Miami Metro Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as during fight with Peggy, she was knocked down and unable to recover.

Offspring

Total: 2 babies
  1. (M) 1980 -- † 1980 stillborn SSP id: 385
  2. (M) 1982 -- † 1982 noname


Origin

Cita was born wild 1969, captured 1969 .


Comments / pictures

2016-04-19: transferred to Miami Zoo

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Cita, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Miami Metro Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2849. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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