Afrikano
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Kronberg Opel Zoo in Germany

Biography

☨ ♂ Afrikano

Identification

EEP nr	6808

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 13 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1968-04-15 captive-born
Birth place:	in Kronberg Opel Zoo

Parents:	♂ Vauka x ♀ Opeline
Death
Dead:	†1981
Death reason:	accident: rammed the iron points in his inside enclosure into his neck
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Kronberg Opel Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1968-04-15	Kronberg Opel Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Afrikano is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1981 at Kronberg Opel Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as rammed the iron points in his inside enclosure into his neck.

Origin

Afrikano was born captive-born 1968-04-15 at Kronberg Opel Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Afrikano are: ♂ Vauka (father) and ♀ Opeline (mother).

Comments / pictures

Died November or December

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Afrikano, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Kronberg Opel Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3223. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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