Tembo
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Brookfield Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Tembo

Identification

SSP nr	6

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 13 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1930 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1932
Death
Dead:	†1943-07-14
Death reason:	disease: infection, digestive
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Brookfield Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1934-06-13	Brookfield Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2020-10-24

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Tembo is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1943-07-14 at Brookfield Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as infection, digestive.

Origin

Tembo was born wild 1930, captured 1932 .

Comments / pictures

Arsali and Tembo (bought as a male) both arrived together at the Brookfield Zoo in May/June 1934.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tembo, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Brookfield Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4492. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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