African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Pambo at Bioparc Valencia

☨ ♂ Pambo
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Identification

EEP nr	9201

Description

Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 21 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1992-04-09 captive-born
Birth place:	in Basel Zoo

Parents:	♂ Kenny x ♀ Mahari
Death
Dead:	†2013-01-23
Death reason:	unknown: colic?
Offspring
Total: 2 babies

1. Born 2003-05-25	♀ Mongu EEP id: 20022

2. Born 2011-10-07	♀ Africa
Locations
Present / last location:	Bioparc Valencia, in Spain

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

2012-11-28	Bioparc Valencia from Cabarceno Zoo Obregon Cabarceno Zoo Obregon 2009-10-29 from Vienna Zoo Vienna Zoo 1997-06-18 from Basel Zoo

Document updated	2009-10-27:transfer 2012-09-02:corr transfer date 2012-12-04:transfer 2012-12-19:corr location 2013-01-25:death 2017-03-08: link to Elefanten-Fotolexikon (Petra Prager) submitted 2017-03-08: link to ele-wiki
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Description

† Pambo is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died at Bioparc Valencia, in Spain, 2013-01-23. Official death reason described as colic?. (see detailed list).

Offspring

Total: 2 babies

(F) 2003-05-25 Mongu EEP id: 20022
(F) 2011-10-07 Africa

Origin

Pambo was born captive-born 1992-04-09 at Basel Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Pambo are: ♂ Kenny (father) and ♀ Mahari (mother).

Siblings through the father Kenny:

1992-03-20 -- † 1992-03-20 (F) stillborn

Pedigree

**Pambos ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Pambo	Sire: Kenny Born: 1967 Dead:	Sire: Born: Dead:	Sire:
		Sire: Born: Dead:	Dame:
		Dame: Born: Dead:	Sire:
		Dame: Born: Dead:	Dame:
	Dame: Mahari Born: 1977 Dead:	Sire: Born: Dead:	Sire:
		Sire: Born: Dead:	Dame:
		Dame: Born: Dead:	Sire:
		Dame: Born: Dead:	Dame:

Comments / pictures

Pambo when he was younger
Pambo still in free contact with Dan Koehl on his 6th birthday in Schï¿½nbrunn, Vienna, 1998. Pambo was transfered to Protected Contact by Dan Koehl in 1998.

Photos: Jutta Kirchner

Pambo on elephant-news.comElephant News: articles where Pambo is mentioned on elephant-news.com

Pambo is mentioned on Elephant News:
Date	Links which opens in new window
2006-07-21	Vienna: elephant bull abu and mother sabi to halle zoo in germany - Elephant News
2009-10-27	Elephant bull pambo has been moved from venna zoo to spanish safaripark parque de la naturaleza de cabarceno - Elephant News

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Pambo, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Bioparc Valencia in Spain. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 July 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

http://www.bioparcvalencia.es/2013/01/Elefante-pambo-murio-forma-subita-y-totalmente-inesperada/
http://www.zoobesuche.at/2012/11/valencia-pambo-im-neuen-zuhause/
Jutta Kirchner, Vienna
Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Pambo (Google Translated version)

Links

Pambo mentioned on our sister website www.elephant-news.com

2006-07-21	Vienna: elephant bull abu and mother sabi to halle zoo in germany - Elephant News
2009-10-27	Elephant bull pambo has been moved from venna zoo to spanish safaripark parque de la naturaleza de cabarceno - Elephant News