Tonga II
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Nuremberg Zoo in Germany

Biography

☨ ♀ Tonga II

Identification


Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1989
Death reason:	accident: fell into the dry moat
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Nuremberg Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

	Nuremberg Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2022-08-21

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Tonga II is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1989 at Nuremberg Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as fell into the dry moat.

Origin

Tonga II was born wild .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tonga II, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Nuremberg Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1445. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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