Sweni
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Magdeburg Zoo in Germany

Biography

♀ Sweni
Wuppertal elephant crew, Sweni and her newborn calf

Identification

EEP nr	9303

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 32 years old
Status:	pregnant
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1993 wild
Birth place:	in Kruger National Park
Offspring
Total: 5 babies

1. Born 2008-01-13	♂ Tamo EEP id: 200800

2. Born 2012 (dead † 2012)	♀ stillborn

3. Born 2014-08-14	♂ Jogi EEP id: 201400

4. Born 2017-12-00 (dead † 2017-12-00)	⚪ noname EEP id: 201706?

5. Born 2020-03-06 (dead † 2022-11-21)	♂ Tsavo EEP id: 202003
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Magdeburg Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

2024-05-03	Magdeburg Zoo from Wuppertal Zoo

1995-08-02	Wuppertal Zoo from Kruger National Park

Record history
History of updates	2014-05-02: pregnant 2018-05-04: not pregnant 2018-10-23: pregnant 2020-08-07: not pregnant 2025-03-16: Updated as pregnant

Latest document update	2025-11-07 08:05:31
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Biography

Sweni is a living pregnant Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Magdeburg Zoo, in Germany.

Sweni arrived in 2024-05-03 to the Magdeburg Zoo, relocated from the Wuppertal Zoo, in Germany.

Social

Sweni lives together with 2 other elephants at the Magdeburg Zoo: (detailed list)

Total: 5 babies

Origin

Sweni was born wild 1993 at Kruger National Park.

Comments / pictures

Scheduled for delivery September 2014.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Sweni, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Magdeburg Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 November 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2207. (archived at the Wayback machine)