Zambi (Jambi)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Mysore Zoo in India

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Zambi (Jambi)  dead elephant

Identification


Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 44 years old
Origin
Born:* 1965 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 2009-03-09
Death reason: disease: infection from injury; arthritis, after falling in dry moat
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 1995 Richie Local id: 2
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Mysore Zoo, in India

Date of arrival

1976-00-00Mysore Zoo
Record history
History of updates2021-12-16

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Zambi (Jambi) is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2009-03-09 at Mysore Zoo, in India, . Official death reason described as infection from injury; arthritis, after falling in dry moat.

Offspring

Total: 1 babies
  1. (M) 1995 Richie Local id: 2


Origin

Zambi (Jambi) was born wild 1965.


Comments / pictures

Brought from West Germany in 1976, Jambi gave birth to a male calf in 1994. In 2003, she was attacked by the calf's sire Timbo and fell into the exhibit's dry Moat. Taking an injury to the Lumbar region, she later developed arthritis, both contributing to her death.

Zambi (Jambi) in Mysore Zoo

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Zambi (Jambi), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Mysore Zoo in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 5 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=344. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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