† Tembo is a dead musth Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1970-05-05 at Copenhagen Zoo, in Denmark, . Official death reason described as uncontrollable, destroyed stable.
Tembo was born wild 1934. and imported 1936? by The Big Game Ranch
Tembo three years old, at arrival to Copenhagen. Caught in Sudan by Christoffer Schuls. First rented through firma August Fochelmann in Hamburg from Fred Lawson in London for 500 danish crowns/month, 1937 bought, and donated from Dr. Böje Benzon. Broke his left tusk 1940-01-20. Ate a camera from a visitor in 1959. In May 1970 he started to become very aggressive,a d destroyed gates etc in his stable. The reason for his sudden violent behavior was caused by one of his teeth(molars)where growing downwards and his jawbone was split in two. Experts stated that it had caused him severe pain. Before the sufferings began, he was a very calm and friendly elephant both towards his keepers and to the public. At death his weight was minimum 6 250 kgs. One of europes largest elephants ever, maybe even worldwide. His death created negative feelings with the danish public. The day after several windows were destroyed in the house of the Copenhagen Zoo director.
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