Thomas Hildebrandt

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Thomas Hildebrandt
Profession	zoo veterinarian
Personal details
Born

Residence
Country	Germany

Organisations

Title	veterinarian
Organisation	at Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) in

Locations
Title	elephant consultant 1999-2001
Location	at Vienna Zoo in Austria

Biography details

Thomas B. Hildebrandt , zoo veterinarian in Germany

Hildebrandt was born * .

Head of Department of Reproduction Management at Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung in Berlin, Germany.

In his special field, reproduction biology, he is one of the pioneers of assisted reproduction in large mammals, including elephants, rhinos, big cats, and panda bears.

He has published 153 papers, written 24 book chapters, given over 212 presentations (including 50 plenary lectures) and has 5 patents.

Picture from ultrascanning of Asian elephant bull Brahma, in Kolmarden Zoo, Sweden. From left to right: Frank Göritz, Thomas Hildebrandt, Pelle Zettersten, Jörgen Gustafson, Thomas Antmar. Photo: Bengt-Ole Röken, Kolmården.

Thomas Hildebrandt is mentioned on 2 other person pagesFrank Göritz, Per-Erik Zettersten,

Thomas Hildebrandt is mentioned on 2 elephant record pagesBrahma, Opal,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). veterinarian Thomas B. Hildebrandt in Austria. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 December 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=541. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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