Iringa an African savanna elephant at Hannover Zoo

☨ ♀ Iringa

Identification


Description

Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 22 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1952 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead date:	† 1974-09-10
Death reason:	maternal death:
Offspring
Total: 3 babies

1. Born 1968-06-04 (dead † 1968-06-18)	♀ Tangi

2. Born 1973-03-29 (dead † 1979)	♂ Hannibal

3. Born 1974-09-18 (dead † 1974-09-18)	♀ miscarriage
Locations
Present / last location:	Hannover Zoo, in Germany

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

1963-05-00	Hannover Zoo from Firma Ruhe Firma Ruhe 1963-05-00 from Circus Knie

Document updated	2012-03-07: bought by Ruhe to Hannover
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Description

† Iringa is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant, (Loxodonta africana), who died at Hannover Zoo, in Germany, of maternal death in 1974-09-10. (see detailed list).

Offspring

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

Origin

Iringa was born wild 1952.

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Iringa, an African savanna elephant at Hannover Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 11 April 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2192. (archived at the Wayback machine)