Bimbo
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Josef Gärtner in Yugoslavia

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Bimbo  dead elephant
Bimbo (From Joy Gärtner)
Bimbo (From Joy Gärtner)
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂, unknown age
Origin
Born:* 1969 wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead: †
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Josef Gärtner, in Yugoslavia
Date of arrival
1980-00-00Josef Gärtner
from Circus Aramant
Record history
History of updates2010-04-23: death
2010-05-02: picture
2025-03-14: Born in Asia
Latest document update2025-03-14 20:17:51
This record may be a duplicate record with Samba at Circus Arena (Alois Köllner)

† Bimbo is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Josef Gärtner, in Yugoslavia, .

Casualties

1 casualties
  1. 1985: elephant trainer Josef Gärtner attacked by Bimbo. attacked Josef Gärtner several times during the spring and summer 1985. Josef Gärtner Survived. By Christmas the control was lost over the bull, and he could net be kept from attacking the other elephants.


Origin

Bimbo was born wild 1969 at Asia unspecified location.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Bimbo, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Josef Gärtner in Yugoslavia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1179. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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