Gus
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Wuppertal Zoo in Germany

Biography
♂ Gus
Identification
EEP nr201901
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 5 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2019-04-20 captive-born , number 11
Birth place: in Wuppertal Zoo
Parents: ♂ Tusker x ♀ Sabie
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Wuppertal Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
2019-04-20Wuppertal Zoo
Record history
History of updates2022-10-15
Latest document update2023-05-22 21:17:47
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Biography

Gus is a living Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Wuppertal Zoo, in Germany.

Gus arrived in 2019-04-20 to the Wuppertal Zoo,

Social

Gus lives together with 6 other elephants at the Wuppertal Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. ♀ Kimana born 2020-04-20
  2. ♀ Mali born 2022-10-14
  3. ♀ Sabie born 1992
  4. ♀ Sweni born 1993
  5. ♀ Tika born 2007-07-13
  6. ♀ Tuffi born 2016-03-17


Origin

Gus was born captive-born as birth number 11 2019-04-20 at Wuppertal Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Gus are: ♂ Tusker (father) and ♀ Sabie (mother).

Siblings through the father Tusker:

  1. 2005-06-03(F) Bongi
  2. 2005-10-09(M) Kibo
  3. 2007-07-13(F) Tika
  4. 2008-01-13(M) Tamo
  5. 2010-08-06(M) Tuluba
  6. 2011-01-16(M) Uli
  7. 2011-01-20(M) Shawu
  8. 2012 -- † 2012 (F) stillborn
  9. 2013-05-13(M) Moyo
  10. 2013-08-11?(F) Pina Nessie
  11. 2014-08-14(M) Jogi
  12. 2016-03-17(F) Tuffi
  13. 2017-12-00 -- † 2017-12-00 (unknown) noname
  14. 2020-03-06 -- † 2022-11-21 (M) Tsavo
  15. 2021-08-16(M) Bumi

Siblings through the mother Sabie:

  1. 2007-07-13(F) Tika
  2. 2011-01-16(M) Uli
  3. 2013-05-13(M) Moyo
  4. 2016-03-17(F) Tuffi
  5. 2023-06-24 - † 2023-06-24 (F) stillborn

Pedigree

Guss ancestral Pedigree:
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Gus

Sire (f):
Tusker

Born: 1992

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Sabie

Born: 1992

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Gus, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Wuppertal Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16862. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories2019 births | With Pedigree | Elephants from Wuppertal Zoo | Germany | African savanna elephants


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