Pumbi an African savanna elephant at Pretoria Zoo

 ☨ ♀ Pumbi  
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ maybe about 27 years old (estimated age)
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Origin
Born:* 1985? wild
Birth place: in Kruger National Park
Death
Dead date: † 2012-04-03
Death reason: unknown: respiratory distress, collapsed. pneumonia
Offspring
Total: 1 babies
1. Born 2011-03-21
(dead † 2011-04-11)		♀ Lerato (Deneo)
Locations
Present / last location:Pretoria Zoo, in South Africa
Date of Arrival
(Presently sometimes errors!)
1987-04-28Pretoria Zoo
from Kruger National Park
Document updated2009-08-07: New elephant
2010-09-16: birth place, arrival
2012-04-03: death
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† Pumbi is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant, (Loxodonta africana), who died at Pretoria Zoo, in South Africa, of from unknown reasons in 2012-04-03. Official death reason described as respiratory distress, collapsed. pneumonia. (see detailed list).

Offspring

  1. (F) 2011-03-21 -- † 2011-04-11 Lerato (Deneo)

Origin

Pumbi was born wild 1985? at Kruger National Park.


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Contradictory records:

Earlier sources stated 1987-03-12 as arrival in the zoo.

2012-03-03: Two weeks ago the NZG’s veterinarians started treating Pumbi for a suspected infection of the uterus and she was placed on a course of antibiotics. A later scan of the uterus repudiated this diagnosis, but at this stage Pumbi had started to display signs of respiratory distress. Her medication was continued but her failing health complicated her treatment.

“As Pumbi’s food intake was sporadic it made administering the drugs very difficult,” said Dr Ian Espie, the NZG’s chief veterinarian. “At times we were able to hide it in treats for her,” he added, “but the weekend’s cold and rainy weather exacerbated her condition.” On Tuesday morning at 07:45 Pumbi collapsed in her enclosure. The preliminary cause of death appears to be bronchi pneumonia but a necropsy will be conducted to confirm this diagnosis.



Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Pumbi, an African savanna at Pretoria Zoo in South Africa. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 January 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=527. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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