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Erfurt Zoo ©: Daniela Dunger, Erfurt Local name
Thüringer Zoopark Erfurt Type zoo Total nrs 1000 First elephant arrived 1960 Opened for public 1959 Number of species 133 Number of animals 1000 Address
Zum Zoopark 8 - 10 Zip-code
D-99087 Place
Erfurt Country
Germany Website
Website Related persons Owner Stadt Erfurt
Directors Zoological department Head Veterinarian 2014-now: Tina Risch Zookeeper 1986-: Kerstin Quensel Elephant department Elephant management
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Protected Contact , since Head keepers Elephant keepers Record history History of updates 2026-03-20: text, picture Latest document update 2026-03-21 09:19:07 Google map
Description
Erfurt Zoo, zoo located at Zum Zoopark 8 - 10,
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in Erfurt, Germany
, opened for public in 1959 and the first elephant arrived in 1960
Erfurt Zoo elephants are managed in Protected Contact , since .
Living elephants At the Erfurt Zoo lives 6 elephants with records in this database: (detail list ) ♀ Ayoka born 2020-08-05
♂ Banjoko born 2024-05-27
♀ Chupa born 2003-12-25
♀ Csami born 1995
♂ Kibo born 2005-10-09
♀ Safari born 1971
Casualties 1 casualties
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1968-11: elephant keeper Frank Quensel attacked by Assam . Quensel was pushed by Assam. Frank Quensel Survived . Quensel fell on concrete and suffered cusions. With increasing agressions, Assam was shot two years later, in 1970.
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Comments / pictures Elephants
in the older enclosure at Erfurt Zoo.Herd
at the Dornbuschsavanne (Thornbush Savanna), which is currently the largest African elephant facility in Germany.References for records about Erfurt Zoo
Recommended Citation Koehl, Dan (2026). Erfurt Zoo, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=22 . (archived at the Wayback machine )Sources used for this article is among others:
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