Mampe
African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) at
Berlin Zoo in Germany

Biography

☨ ♂ Mampe


Identification


Description
Species:	African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 16 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1917 wild
Birth place:	in West Africa unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†1933-11-11
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Berlin Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1926-00-00	Berlin Zoo from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-20: casualties

Latest document update	2025-02-25 04:12:49
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† Mampe is a dead Male ♂ African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), , who died 1933-11-11 at Berlin Zoo, in Germany, .

Origin

Mampe was born wild 1917 at West Africa unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

After reaching 176 cm, this animal did not grow anymore.

The Berliner zoologist described this elephant as Dwarf-elephant, later classified as Loxodonta pumilus by Noack.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mampe, African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) located at Berlin Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3916. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Elefanten in Berlin by Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, Berlin Zoo

Litterature about Berlin Zoo

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