Deceased elephants at Munich Zoo in Germany

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This database list 28 dead elephants

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival location
1	+ ♂ EM Otto 5	Born: captive-born 2020-11-11 Gajendra x Temi Dead:2025-06-16 (5 years after arrival), disease Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus	2020-11-11
2	+ ♀ EM Lola EEP id: 201111 < 1 5	Born: captive-born 2011-10-28 Gajendra x Panang Dead:2012-01-21?, disease pulmonary embolism	2011-10-28
3	+ ♀ EM Jamuna Toni EEP id: 200915 < 1 5	Born: captive-born 2009-12-21 Gajendra x Panang Dead:2010-06-14, euthanised Osteogenesis imperfecta	2009-12-21
4	+ ♂ EM stillborn EEP id: 200708 < 1 5	Born: captive-born 2007-10-07 Gajendra x Panang Dead:2007-10-07, stillborn	2007-10-07
5	+ ♀ EM stillborn EEP id: 200501 < 1 5	Born: captive-born 2005-01-25 Gajendra x Panang Dead:2005-01-25, stillborn	2005-01-25
6	+ ♂ EM Max EEP id: 8310 29	Born: wild 1968 Dead:1997-04-30 (14 years after arrival), euthanised foot problem	1983-06-09 Circus Atlas (Circus Frankello)
7	+ ♂ LA Moran 19	Born: wild 1964 Dead:1983 (8 years after arrival), unknown	1975-05-14 Copenhagen Zoo
8	+ ♀ EM Kathi EEP id: 7108 38	Born: 1968-00-00 Dead:2006-07-09 (35 years after arrival), euthanised infections in her elbow and left foot	1971-05-19
9	+ ♀ EM Steffi EEP id: 6812 52	Born: wild 1966-00-00 Dead:2018-03-07 (50 years after arrival), euthanised age related problems	1968-08-08
10	+ ♀ EM Tina EEP id: 6107 53	Born: wild 1959-00-00 Dead:2012-06-26 (51 years after arrival), age	1961-12-16 Hannover Zoo
11	+ ♀ EM Jopa EEP id: XX 53	Born: unknown Dead:1994-03-03 (35 years after arrival),	1959-07-09
12	+ ♀ EM stillborn (twin) EEP id: 5107 < 1 53	Born: captive-born 1951-08-10 August x Rani Dead:1951-08-10, stillborn	1951-08-10
13	+ ♀ EM stillborn (twin) EEP id: 5103 < 1 53	Born: captive-born 1951-07-28 August x Rani Dead:1951-07-28, stillborn	1951-07-28
14	+ ♂ EM August EEP id: 3602 17	Born: captive-born 1936-08-08 Jacky x Nelly II (Baby) Dead:1953-07-31 (7 years after arrival), euthanised shot by director Heinz Heck	1946-09-18 Nuremberg Zoo
15	+ ♂ LA Adam EEP id: 4300 < 1 17	Born: captive-born 1943-04-11 Shari x Matadi Dead:1943-11-11, disease infection and enteritis (after bombing of elephant house)	1943-04-11
16	+ ♀ LA Tembo 17	Born: wild Dead:1944, unknown	1943-00-00 Berlin Zoo
17	+ ♂ EM Borneo (Buldiu) 17	Born: wild Dead:1943 (3 years after arrival), disease Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)	1940-00-00 Circus Amar
18	+ ♀ EM stillborn EEP id: 3503 < 1 17	Born: captive-born 1935-06-27 Boy x Suma Dead:1935-06-27, stillborn	1935-06-27
19	+ ♀ EM stillborn EEP id: 3502 < 1 17	Born: captive-born 1935-06-24 Boy x Lelaba (Lelabati) Dead:1935-06-24, stillborn	1935-06-24
20	+ ♂ EM Seppl EEP id: 3501 11	Born: captive-born 1935-06-18 Boy x Cora Dead:1946-04-25 (11 years after arrival), euthanised shot by director Heinz Heck, broke out of enclosure	1935-06-18
21	+ ♀ EM Stasi EEP id: 3403 34	Born: captive-born 1934-12-31 Boy x Mini Dead:1968-12-09 (34 years after arrival), euthanised aggressive	1934-12-31
22	+ ♂ LA Shari 34	Born: wild Dead:1945 (14 years after arrival), disease infection because of bombings of the elephant house	1931-00-00 Firma Ruhe
23	+ ♀ LA Matadi 34	Born: wild Dead:1943 (12 years after arrival), unknown	1931-00-00 Firma Ruhe
24	+ ♂ EM Boy EEP id: 1003 28	Born: wild 1910 Dead:1938-02-00 (9 years after arrival), euthanised shot, after he broke his tusks	1929-00-00 Circus Carl Hagenbeck-Stellingen
25	+ ♀ EM Cora 28	Born: wild Dead:1966-05 (37 years after arrival), trauma Died of spinal injuries after being pushed into a wall by elephant Mini, during Coras attacking charge on keeper Nelz	1929-00-00 Circus Carl Hagenbeck-Stellingen
26	+ ♀ EM Rani 28	Born: wild Dead:1951-08-10, maternal death
27	+ ♀ EM Mini 28	Born: wild Dead:, unknown
28	+ ♀ EM Lelaba (Lelabati) 28	Born: wild Dead:, unknown

Source for the list of elephants deceased at Munich Zoo

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Facts about Deceased elephants at Munich Zoo in Germany, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 10 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=32 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:
Latest update	Name of elephant	Source (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2024-01-04	Jopa:	• https://elefanten-fotolexikon.eu/profile/europe/germany/muenchen-tierpark-hellabrunn/jopa/
2020-11-11	Otto:	• https://www.hellabrunn.de/neues-aus-hellabrunn/newsanzeige/grosse-freude-in-hellabrunn-elefantendame-temi-ist-erneut-mutter/5bd5554780e1b4c7ba207b941c2acced/aktuelles/
2018-05-03	Moran:	• Erland Axel Wadsten • Stefan Aspegren
2018-03-18	Jamuna Toni:	• Stephanie Wroben, Germany • Ryan Easley, USA • "Your Morning Adorable," Elephant-News.com, 2009-12-23 • "Baby elephant reunited with mother for Christmas," Elephant-News.com, 2009-12-24
2018-03-07	Steffi:	• http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Steffi
2017-03-09	Shari:	• p. 94-95, Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2017-03-09	Adam:	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2016-01-04	Lola:	• http://www.tierpark-hellabrunn.de/ • Elisabeth Hiendl
2012-07-01	Tina:	• http://www.tz-online.de/aktuelles/muenchen-sued/elefanten-oma-tina-eingeschlaefert-2367278.html • Elisabeth Hiendl
2012-06-16	Stasi:	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2012-06-16	Seppl:	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2012-06-16	stillborn:	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2012-06-16	stillborn:	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2012-06-16	August:	• Page 226, 227 Wilde Tiere frei Haus by Hermann Ruhe (in german) • li> Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2012-06-13	Boy:	• height: Henry Merker, Tiergarten-Forum • Peter Stolk, Netherlands • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2009-11-11	Borneo (Buldiu):	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2008-08-28	Rani:	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2008-08-21	Tembo:	• Elefanten in Berlin by Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, Berlin Zoo
2008-03-31	Matadi:	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2008-02-24	Lelaba (Lelabati):	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2008-02-24	stillborn (twin):	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2008-02-24	stillborn (twin):	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

Munich Zoo on elephant-news.com

Munich Zoo is mentioned on Elephant News:
Date	Links which opens in new window
2009-11-06	Nelly-natal exercise: panang the pregnant elephant practises her maternity stretches - Elephant News
2007-10-08	Second elephant stillbirth in munich zoo - Elephant News
	Nz zoos turn nose up at electricity from dung - Elephant News
2006-11-02	A berlin girl moves to munich! asian elephant temi transfered from berlin to munich - Elephant News

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This database list 28 dead elephants

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