Zimba
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Duisburg Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Zimba  dead elephant

Identification


Description

Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 10 years old
Origin
Born:* 1985 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1995-09-00
Death reason: euthanised:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Duisburg Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1986-08-05Duisburg Zoo
Record history
History of updates2020-09-21

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Zimba is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1995-09-00 at Duisburg Zoo, in Germany, .

Origin

Zimba was born wild 1985.


Comments / pictures

1995-06-10: Pushed into the drymoat, during a fight, where her chains broke.
In the fall, she broke a femur. In order to spare her from suffering, she was later euthanised.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Zimba, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Duisburg Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2162. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories1995 deaths | 1985 births | Elephants from Duisburg Zoo | Germany | African savanna elephants


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