Tembo
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Bojnice Zoo in Slovak Republic

♂ Tembo
Photo: © Petra Prager, Berlin
Petra Prager, Berlin, Germany.
Identification
EEP nr8503
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 38 years old
Body height: 2.86 meter, 9.4 feet
Body weight: 4500.00 kg, 9900.00 lbs
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 1985-00-00 wild
Birth place: in Africa unspecified location
Capture: 1987
Offspring
Total: 7 babies
1. Born 1999-01-15♀ Matibi EEP id: 9903
2. Born 1999-04-09♂ Tutume EEP id: 9904
3. Born 2001-05-04♀ Tana EEP id: 20006
4. Born 2005-06-27
(dead † 2005-06-27)		♂ killed EEP id: 20038
5. Born 2006-03-17♀ Kariba EEP id: 20042
6. Born 2007-05-20♂ Kando EEP id: 200700
7. Born 2007-08-22♀ Panya EEP id: 200700
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Bojnice Zoo, in Slovak Republic
Date of arrival
2022-12-02Bojnice Zoo
from Vienna Zoo
2020-11-03Vienna Zoo
from Dresden Zoo
2018-11-13Dresden Zoo
from Tierpark Berlin
1987-09-10Tierpark Berlin
from Werner Bode (Tierpark Gronau)
1987-00-00Werner Bode (Tierpark Gronau)
from Africa unspecified location
Record history
History of updates2010-11-14: new record
2018-11-12: transferred to Dresden
2020-05-12: height and weight
2020-11-03: relocated to Vienna zoo
Latest document update2020-11-03 05:33:51
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Biography

Location

Tembo is a living Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Bojnice Zoo, in Slovak Republic.

Tembo arrived in 2022-12-02 to the Bojnice Zoo, relocated from the Vienna Zoo, in Austria.

Tembo lives together with 2 other elephants at the Bojnice Zoo:
  1. ♀ Gula born 1981-00-00
  2. ♀ Maja born 1981-00-00

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Offspring

Total: 7 babies

  1. (F) 1999-01-15 Matibi EEP id: 9903
  2. (M) 1999-04-09 Tutume EEP id: 9904
  3. (F) 2001-05-04 Tana EEP id: 20006
  4. (M) 2005-06-27 -- † 2005-06-27 killed EEP id: 20038
  5. (F) 2006-03-17 Kariba EEP id: 20042
  6. (M) 2007-05-20 Kando EEP id: 200700
  7. (F) 2007-08-22 Panya EEP id: 200700

Origin

Tembo was born wild 1985-00-00 at Africa unspecified location, captured 1987 .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Tembo, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Bojnice Zoo in Slovak Republic. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 February 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=479. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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