Tembo
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Hannover Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Tembo  dead elephant
Tembo and Wolfgang Ramin
Tembo and Wolfgang Ramin
Museum locations
Present / last location:Hannover Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
Hannover Zoo, Hannover, Germany
Identification
EEP nr5102
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 26 years old
Body height: 3.45 meter, 11.3 feet
Origin
Born:* 1951 wild
Birth place: in Ruaha National Park
Capture: 1952-09-21
Imported:1952 by Basel Zoo
Death
Dead: †1977-08-30
Death reason: euthanised: stepped on and fractured his own hindleg after anesthesia
Offspring
Total: 4 babies
1. Born 1968-06-04
(dead † 1968-06-18)		♀ Tangi
2. Born 1973-03-29
(dead † 1979)		♂ Hannibal
3. Born 1974-09-18
(dead † 1974-09-18)		♀ miscarriage
4. Born 1977-11-27
(dead † 2022-07-08?)		♂ Kibo EEP id: 7704
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Hannover Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
1963-05-31Hannover Zoo
from Firma Ruhe
1963-05-00Firma Ruhe
from Circus Knie
1953-00-00Circus Knie
from Basel Zoo
1952-11-01Basel Zoo
from Basel SBB railway station
1952-11-01Basel SBB railway station
from Genoa railway station
1952-10-00Genoa railway station 1952-10-00
from Port of Genoa
1952-10-00Port of Genoa
from Port of Mombasa
1952-09-00Port of Mombasa
from August Künzler Big Game Ranch
1952-09-21August Künzler Big Game Ranch
from Ruaha National Park
Record history
History of updates2025-03-17:
Latest document update2021-09-18 17:34:09
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† Tembo is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1977-08-30 at Hannover Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as stepped on and fractured his own hindleg after anesthesia.

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Hannover Zoo, in Hannover, Germany.

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 -- † 2022-07-08? Kibo EEP id: 7704


Origin

Tembo was born wild 1951 at Ruaha National Park, captured 1952-09-21 . and imported 1952 by Basel Zoo


Comments / pictures

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.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tembo, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Hannover Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=48. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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