Tembu
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Maryland Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Tembu  dead elephant
Identification
SSP nr104
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 11 years old
Origin
Born:* 1970 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1970
Death
Dead: †1981-11-03
Death reason: euthanised: Urinary mechanical abnormality; buried
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Maryland Zoo, in United States
Date of arrival
1972-09-28Maryland Zoo
from International Fertilizer and Chemical Company (Fred Zeehandelaar)
Record history
History of updates2008-12-24: Previous locations, Sex, SSP, Death
2008-12-25: Previous locations
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Tembu is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1981-11-03 at Maryland Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as Urinary mechanical abnormality; buried.

Origin

Tembu was born wild 1970, captured 1970 .

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tembu, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Maryland Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3414. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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