Tombi
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Indianapolis Zoo in United States

Biography
♀ Tombi

Identification

SSP nr147

Description

Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 48 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1976 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1978
Imported:1978? by International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Indianapolis Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1989-06-12Indianapolis Zoo
from Potter Park Zoo

1979-11-08Potter Park Zoo
from International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)

Record history
History of updates2022-05-05

Latest document update2021-09-18 07:55:08
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Biography


Tombi is a living Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Indianapolis Zoo, in United States.

Tombi arrived in 1989-06-12 to the Indianapolis Zoo, relocated from the Potter Park Zoo, in United States.


Social

Tombi lives together with 5 other elephants at the Indianapolis Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. Ivory born 1982
  2. Jabari born 2023-09-04
  3. Kedar born 2005-10-18
  4. Kubwa born 1976
  5. Zahara born 2006-08-31


Origin

Tombi was born wild 1976, captured 1978 . and imported 1978? by International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)


Comments / pictures

At the Potter Park Zoo, Tombi was kept as a single elephant until her transfer to the Indianapolis Zoo in 1989 under a breeding loan agreement. She was purchased in 1998.

"Tombi is a slender elephant with a square, narrow head and two even Tusks that curve in. She is a very calm and stable elephant for the handlers to work with." In June 2009, Tombi weighed 7700 pounds.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Tombi, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Indianapolis Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1512. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories1976 births | 1978 captures | 1978 imports | Elephants from Indianapolis Zoo | United States | African savanna elephants


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