Timbo
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Shambala Preserve in United States

Biography

This record may be a duplicate record with Kumari at Walter Schulz Co

☨ ♂ Timbo
Elephant bull Timbi and Shambala founder, actor Tippi Hedren

Identification

SSP nr	508

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 49 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1956 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2005-07-16
Death reason:	age:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Shambala Preserve, in United States

Date of arrival

1972-00-00	Shambala Preserve from Okanagan Game Farm

Record history
History of updates	2011-04-17: Previous locations, Birth, SSP, Text RE

Latest document update	2021-09-28 17:00:38

This record may be a duplicate record with Kumari at Walter Schulz Co

† Timbo is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2005-07-16 at Shambala Preserve, in United States, .

Origin

Timbo was born wild 1956.

Comments / pictures

From Wayne Jackson:
-Timbo- African male
-Arrived 1958, Penticton Game Farm
-Imported from Germany (Berlin Zoo?)
-Sold to Shambala Preserve, Acton California, 1973
-Died June 5th, 2005

Contradictory records:

The North American Regional Studbook for the African Elephant lists an arrival date for Timbo to Shambala "~Jan 1973."

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Timbo, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Shambala Preserve in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3881. (archived at the Wayback machine)