Kibo an African savanna elephant at Bioparc Valencia

Location

Kibo is a living Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), located at Bioparc Valencia, in Spain.

Kibo arrived Bioparc Valencia 2013-09-00, relocated from Boras Zoo, in Sweden.

In Bioparc Valencia, Kibo lives together with 7 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

1. ♂ Jambo born 2004-03-15
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2. ♀ Manti born 2005
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3. ♀ Matla born 2000
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4. ♀ Maya born 2004
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5. ♀ Metzi born 2003
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6. ♀ Miri born 2003
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7. ♀ Muti born 2001
, (see detailed list).

Offspring

Total: 5 babies

1. (F) 2001-08-13 Kwanza EEP id: 20008
2. (F) 2003-03-29 -- † 2004-12-09 Pili EEP id: 200302?
3. (F) 2005-05-05 Panzi EEP id: 20035
4. (M) 2008-08-11 M´changa EEP id: 200800
5. (M) 2013-05-21 Jabu EEP id: 201301?

Origin

Kibo was born captive-born 1977-11-27 at Hannover Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Kibo are: ♂ Tembo (father) and ♀ Beira (mother).

Siblings through the father Tembo:

1. 1968-06-04 -- † 1968-06-18 (F) Tangi
2. 1973-03-29 -- † 1979 (M) Hannibal
3. 1974-09-18 -- † 1974-09-18 (F) miscarriage

Pedigree

Kibo as baby. Photo: Wayne A. Jackson, Canada.





Rolf Amelung, training the young africans in December 1981.
Photo: Wayne A. Jackson, Canada



During my practice in Hannover 1984 under head elephant keeper Rolf Amelung, Rolf told me they wanted to sell the bull. Back in Sweden I spoke with Boras Zoo who had two young african females, suggesting themto buy Kibo. The Zoologist Nisse Hillden found the idea good, and Kibo was sold to Borås Zoo in Sweden in 1986.
Dan Koehl

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Wayne A. Jackson, Canada
• Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, EEG: Haufellner, Kurt, Schilfarth, Schweiger
• Dan Koehl
• Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Kibo_(Valencia) (Google Translated version)

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Bioparc Valencia
• More elephants from: Spain
• More elephants that was born: 1977-11-27
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

External relevant links (Opens in new window)

• Kibo at Elewiki, a wiki collaboration on elefanten.wikia.com (In german) HTTP code: 301 it is valid
• Link to translated version with Google Translate

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