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

♂ Tamo
Tamo and head elephant keeper Filipe von Gilsa
Tamo and head elephant keeper Filipe von Gilsa
Identification
EEP nr200800
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 15 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2008-01-13 captive-born , number 4
Birth place: in Wuppertal Zoo
Birth weight 97.00 kgs, 213.40 lbs
Parents: ♂ Tusker x ♀ Sweni
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Kronberg Opel Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
2013-04-17Kronberg Opel Zoo
from Wuppertal Zoo
Record history
History of updates2013-04-17:transfer

2013-05-01: corrected arrival date to 17
2018-04-08: link to EleWiki submitted
Latest document update2023-05-22 21:25:23
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Biography

Location

Tamo is a living Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Kronberg Opel Zoo, in Germany.

Tamo arrived in 2013-04-17 to the Kronberg Opel Zoo, relocated from the Wuppertal Zoo, in Germany.

Tamo lives together with 4 other elephants at the Kronberg Opel Zoo:
  1. ♀ Christina born 2006-06-18
  2. ♀ Kariba born 2006-03-17
  3. ♀ Lilak born 1971
  4. ♂ Neco born 2021-01-08



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Origin

Tamo was born captive-born as birth number 4 2008-01-13 at Wuppertal Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Tamo are: ♂ Tusker (father) and ♀ Sweni (mother).

Siblings through the father Tusker:

  1. 2005-06-03(F) Bongi
  2. 2005-10-09(M) Kibo
  3. 2007-07-13(F) Tika
  4. 2010-08-06(M) Tuluba
  5. 2011-01-16(M) Uli
  6. 2011-01-20(M) Shawu
  7. 2012 -- † 2012 (F) stillborn
  8. 2013-05-13(M) Moyo
  9. 2013-08-11?(F) Pina Nessie
  10. 2014-08-14(M) Jogi
  11. 2016-03-17(F) Tuffi
  12. 2017-12-00 -- † 2017-12-00 (unknown) noname
  13. 2019-04-20(M) Gus
  14. 2020-03-06 -- † 2022-11-21 (M) Tsavo
  15. 2021-08-16(M) Bumi

Siblings through the mother Sweni:

  1. 2012 - † 2012 (F) stillborn
  2. 2014-08-14(M) Jogi
  3. 2017-12-00 - † 2017-12-00 (unknown) noname
  4. 2020-03-06 - † 2022-11-21 (M) Tsavo

Pedigree

Tamos ancestral Pedigree:
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Tamo

Sire (f):
Tusker

Born: 1992

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Dame m:
Sweni

Born: 1993

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2023). Tamo, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Kronberg Opel Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 4 December 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3405. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories2008 births | With Pedigree | Elephants from Kronberg Opel Zoo | Germany | African savanna elephants


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