Matadi
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Frankfurt Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Matadi  dead elephant


Alternative name: Madi

Identification


Description

Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Origin
Born:*
Birth place: in Africa unspecified location
Death
Dead: 1950
Death reason: disease: myoglobinuria
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Frankfurt Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1950-00-00Frankfurt Zoo
from Basel Zoo

1932-00-00Basel Zoo
from Halle Zoo

Record history
History of updates2023-09-27

Latest document update2023-04-16 11:21:52
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† Matadi is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1950 at Frankfurt Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as myoglobinuria.

Origin

Matadi was born at Africa unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

Translocated in 1950 from Basel to Frankfurt Zoo where she died a few hours after arrival due to myoglobinuria. Matadi had arrived in 1932 from Halle Zoo. At arrival she stood about 1.5 m tall and weighed 650 kg.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Matadi, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Frankfurt Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7844. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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