African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Tembo at Hannover Zoo

† Tembo is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died at Hannover Zoo, in Germany, from euthanised 1977-08-30. Official death reason described as stepped on and fractured his own hindleg after anesthesia. (see detailed list).

Offspring

Total: 4 babies

1. (F) 1968-06-04 -- † 1968-06-18 Tangi
2. (M) 1973-03-29 -- † 1979 Hannibal
3. (F) 1974-09-18 -- † 1974-09-18 miscarriage
4. (M) 1977-11-27 Kibo EEP id: 7704

Origin

Tembo was born wild 1951 at Ruaha National Park, captured 1952 . and imported 1952

1963: Tembo left for Circus Knie after a few months and ultimately became breeding bull at Hannover ZooDr. Peter Dollinger, Zoo Office Bern, Switzerland

Until his death by 26 years of age, the bull Tembo was kept chained night time in the stable, which was possible due to the free contact management by elephant keeper Wolfgang Ramin.

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Dr. Peter Dollinger, Zoo Office Bern, Switzerland
  
• Height: Henry Merker, Tiergarten-Forum
  
• Zooelefant.de (Christian Remenyi)
• Peter Stolk, Netherlands
• http://www.onlinereports.ch/OEkologie.113+M50ad948cb36.0.html
• African Elephant Studbook, Europe Regional EEP
  by Amelia Terkel, Zoological center Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Israel

Internal relevant links

• List of all recorded elephants in: European studbook for Asian elephants
• More elephants from: Hannover Zoo
• More elephants from: Germany
• More elephants that was born: 1951
• More elephants that was captured: 1952
• More elephants that was imported: 1952
• More elephants that died: 1977-08-30
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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