Sara
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Rostock Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Sara  dead elephant
Museum locations
Present / last location:Rostock Zoological Institute, in Germany
Date of arrival
2013-00-00Rostock Zoological Institute, Rostock, Germany
Identification
EEP nr6201
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 51 years old
Origin
Born:* 1962-00-00 wild
Birth place: in Africa unspecified location
Capture: 1964
Death
Dead: †2013-11-20
Death reason: euthanised: Cancer
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Rostock Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
1964-09-08Rostock Zoo
from Firma Ruhe
Record history
History of updates2009-04-26:Single after death of companion
2012-02-25: text
2013-11-20: death
2013-11-23: tumor
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Sara is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2013-11-20 at Rostock Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as Cancer.

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Rostock Zoological Institute, in Rostock, Germany, since 2013-00-00.


Origin

Sara was born wild 1962-00-00 at Africa unspecified location, captured 1964 .


Comments / pictures

Earlier considered to be a forest elephant.

A 50 kg tumor was found in the body.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Sara, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Rostock Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 10 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=497. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories2013 deaths | Rostock Zoological Institute Taxidermy | 1962 births | Born in South Africa | EEP | 1964 captures | Elephants from Rostock Zoo | Germany | African savanna elephants




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