Zambi an African savanna elephant at Cabarceno Zoo Obregon

♀ Zambi
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 40 years old
Id numberEEP Number: 8101
Management:No contact
Origin
Born:* 1981 wild
Birth place: in Kruger National Park
Capture: 1983
Offspring
Total: 4 babies
1. Born 1996-12-29♀ Duna EEP id: 9602
2. Born 1999-01-23
(dead † 2002-11-08)		♂ Nacho EEP id: N/A
3. Born 2001-08-14♀ Kenia (Emi) EEP id: 20009
4. Born 2005-05-03♀ Infinita EEP id: 20034
Locations
Present / last location:Cabarceno Zoo Obregon, in Spain
Date of Arrival
(Presently sometimes errors!)
1994-08-23Cabarceno Zoo Obregon
from Augsburg Zoo
Augsburg Zoo 1990-04-03
from Wuppertal Zoo
Wuppertal Zoo 1983-05-31
from Kruger National Park
Document updated2011-12-27: 
2018-06-09: link to EleWiki submitted
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Description

Location

Zambi is a Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), living in Cabarceno Zoo Obregon, in Spain.

Zambi arrived in Cabarceno Zoo Obregon 1994-08-23, relocated from Augsburg Zoo, in Germany.

In Cabarceno Zoo Obregon, Zambi lives together with 19 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Africa born 2011-10-07
    2. ,
  2. ♀ Brisa born 2003-04-28
    3. ,
  3. ♀ Christina born 2006-06-18
    4. ,
  4. ♀ Hilda born 2001-04-10
    5. ,
  5. ♀ Infinita born 2005-05-03
    6. ,
  6. ♂ Jumar born 1997-04-15
    7. ,
  7. ♂ Jums born 1977-01-01
    8. ,
  8. ♀ Kenia (Emi) born 2001-08-14
    9. ,
  9. ♀ Kira born 1995-02-04
    10. ,
  10. ♀ Laura born 1983
    11. ,
  11. ♀ Luena born 2017-08-24
    12. ,
  12. ♂ Martín born 2012-05-12
    13. ,
  13. ♀ Maruca born 2020-02-22
    14. ,
  14. ♀ Penny born 1980
    15. ,
  15. ♀ Saja born 2017-08-06
    16. ,
  16. ♂ Toranzo born 2018-07-26
    17. ,
  17. ♂ Toribio born 2018-08-29
    18. ,
  18. ♂ Unnamed born 2021-01-08
    19. ,
  19. ♂ Yambo born 2004-03-29
    20. , (see detailed list).

Offspring

  1. (F) 1996-12-29 Duna EEP id: 9602
  2. (M) 1999-01-23 -- † 2002-11-08 Nacho EEP id: N/A
  3. (F) 2001-08-14 Kenia (Emi) EEP id: 20009
  4. (F) 2005-05-03 Infinita EEP id: 20034

Origin

Zambi was born wild 1981 at Kruger National Park, captured 1983 .


Comments / pictures

Attacked elephantkeepers in Wuppertal Zoo.

1994: Attacked elephantkeeper Kay Dobenecker in Augsburg Zoo.

Contradictory records:
EEG state that Zambo was brought to Cabarceno o 21st of September 1994: Marcus Linder begleitete am 21. September 1994 »Zambi« auf ihrer langen Reise nach Spanien.http://www.elefanten-schutz-europa.de/Magazin/Ausgabe_1/Zambi-Rettung/zambi-rettung.html

EEG stated that Zambi arrived Cabarceo 23 August 1994, according to the 20th magazine.



Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Zambi, an African savanna at Cabarceno Zoo Obregon in Spain. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 January 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=827. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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