Dzimbo
African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) at
Lion Country Safari, Inc - Florida in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Dzimbo
This photograph of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, staff, and Dzimbo, a 440-pound baby elephant, was taken in the Rose Garden on October 12, 1959. Dzimbo was gifted to the president by the French colonies in west-central Africa and was taken to live at the National Zoo.

Identification

SSP nr	30

Description
Species:	African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 18 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1958 wild
Birth place:	in West Africa unspecified location
Capture:	1959
Death
Dead:	†1976-09-28
Death reason:	accident: infection associated - incinerated
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Lion Country Safari, Inc - Florida, in United States

Date of arrival

1976-06-15	Lion Country Safari, Inc - Florida from Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington

Record history
History of updates	2009-11-19

Latest document update	2025-02-23 12:24:25

† Dzimbo is a dead Male ♂ African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), , who died 1976-09-28 at Lion Country Safari, Inc - Florida, in United States, . Official death reason described as infection associated - incinerated.

Origin

Dzimbo was born wild 1958 at West Africa unspecified location, captured 1959 .

Comments / pictures

According to J. C. Danzansky, Dzimbo probably died of injuries she suffered from being pushed into the dry Moat at the National Zoo by Nancy, an African cow. Shortly after the incident he was transferred to Lion Country Safari, where he died three months after the accident.

The baby elephant "Dzimbo," was presented to the President Dwight D. Eisenhower by the Reverend Fulbert Youlou, President of the French Communities of the Congo Republic.

Dzimbo has an own chapter, The story of Dzimbo, in the book Seven True Elephant Stories by Barbara Williams

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Dzimbo, African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) located at Lion Country Safari, Inc - Florida in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2574. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

J. C. Danzansky, Washington Zoo
<a href="http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=11506">Dwight D. Eisenhower: 214 - Radio and Television Report to the American People on the European Trip.</a>
Article and Image at ShowMe Elephants: <a href="http://www.showmeelephants.com/2011/05/national-zoo-dzimbo.html">"National Zoo - Dzimbo," 05/24/2011</a>

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