Afrikano
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Kronberg Opel Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Afrikano  dead elephant

Identification

EEP nr6808

Description

Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 13 years old
Origin
Born:* 1968-04-15 captive-born
Birth place: in Kronberg Opel Zoo

Parents: Vauka x ♀ Opeline
Death
Dead: 1981
Death reason: accident: rammed the iron points in his inside enclosure into his neck
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Kronberg Opel Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1968-04-15Kronberg Opel Zoo
Record history
History of updates2021-04-29

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Afrikano is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1981 at Kronberg Opel Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as rammed the iron points in his inside enclosure into his neck.

Origin

Afrikano was born captive-born 1968-04-15 at Kronberg Opel Zoo.

Parentage


Parents of Afrikano are: ♂ Vauka (father) and ♀ Opeline (mother).

Siblings through the father Vauka:

  1. 1965-08-28 -- † 1982 (F) Afrika

Siblings through the mother Opeline:

  1. 1965-08-28 - † 1982 (F) Afrika

Pedigree


Afrikanos ancestral Pedigree:
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Vauka

Born: 1955

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Opeline

Born: 1952

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Comments / pictures

Died November or December

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Afrikano, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Kronberg Opel Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3223. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories1981 deaths | 1968 births | With Pedigree | Elephants from Kronberg Opel Zoo | Germany | African savanna elephants


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