African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Omari at Basel Zoo

† Omari is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died at Basel Zoo, in Switzerland, from euthanised 1965. Official death reason described as aggressive. (see detailed list).

Offspring

Total: 1 babies

1. (F) 1966-01-13 -- † 1982-11-30 Ota

Origin

Omari was born wild 1951 at Ruaha National Park, captured 1952 . and imported 1952

Attacked the elephant keeper in December 1965.

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Dr. Peter Dollinger, Zoo Office Bern, Switzerland.
  
• Page 158-64, Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil - Elefanten dressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapf
• Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, EEG: Haufellner, Kurt, Schilfarth, Schweiger

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• More elephants from: Basel Zoo
• More elephants from: Switzerland
• More elephants that was born: 1951
• More elephants that was captured: 1952
• More elephants that was imported: 1952
• More elephants that died: 1965
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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