Salim (Salem)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Berlin Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Salim (Salem)  dead elephant
Salim by killing elephant keeper Gunter Lenz 1963
Salim by killing elephant keeper Gunter Lenz 1963

Identification


Description

Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 23 years old

People killed:1: 1963-08-05: Günther Lenz.
Origin
Born:* 1952 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1975
Death reason: euthanised: aggressive
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Berlin Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1955-00-00Berlin Zoo
from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)

Record history
History of updates2021-12-20

Latest document update2021-01-31 13:41:27
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† Salim (Salem) is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1975 at Berlin Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as aggressive.

Origin

Salim (Salem) was born wild 1952.


Comments / pictures

1963-08-05: Killed the elephant keeper Günther Lenz.

Salim (Salem) in Berlin Zoo

Günther Lenz

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Salim (Salem), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Berlin Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3960. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories1975 deaths | 1952 births | Elephants from Berlin Zoo | Germany | Mankillers | African savanna elephants


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