Thabo-Umasai
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Thabo-Umasai


Identification

EEP nr	20041

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 11 years old
Origin
Born:	* 2006-02-04 captive-born
Birth place:	through artificial insemination in Dresden Zoo

Parents:	♂ Tembo x ♀ Drumbo
Death
Dead:	†2017-07-03
Death reason:	euthanised: autoimmune disease
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, in United States

Date of arrival

2011-08-11	Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium from Dresden Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17: 2025-03-18:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Thabo-Umasai is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2017-07-03 at Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, in United States, . Official death reason described as autoimmune disease.

Casualties

1 casualties

2010-03-27: elephant keeper Petra Schmidt attacked by Thabo-Umasai. Pushed Schmidt into concrete wall in outside pool. Petra Schmidt Survived. Skull fracture, surgery at Dresden hospital. Disabled pensioner. Dresden Zoo transferred their elephants to Protected Contact

Origin

Thabo-Umasai was conceived through artificial insemination and born captive-born 2006-02-04 at Dresden Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Thabo-Umasai are: ♂ Tembo (father) and ♀ Drumbo (mother).

Siblings through the father Tembo:

2001-04-25(M) Abu
2002-12-06 -- † 2017-03-13 (M) Kito
2003-12-10 -- † 2003-12-10 () stillborn
2004-03-15(M) Jambo
2005-04-05 -- † 2005-04-05 () stillborn
2008-03-01 -- † 2008-03-01 () stillborn
2011-10-08 -- † 2011-10-08 () stillborn

Pedigree

**Thabo-Umasais ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Thabo-Umasai	Sire (f): Tembo Born: 1983	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Drumbo Born: 1990	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

2006-02-04: Thabo was the first elephant born with Artificial insemination in Germany.
2010-04-01: Attacked elephant keeper Petra Schmidt.
2011-08-11: Transfered to Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium.
2013-08-01: Pittsburgh zoo says bull elephant battling disease
2018: reported dead, due to rare autoimmune disease

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Thabo-Umasai, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1582. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

http://www.elefanten-fotolexikon.eu/'>Petra Prager, Berlin, Germany.
https://zooelefanten.de/profile/amerika/usa/pennsylvania-pittsburgh-pittsburgh-zoo-aquarium/thabo-umasai/

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