Deceased elephants at Munich Zoo in Germany

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This database list 28 dead elephants

Nr Sex Species Name Id Status Arrival locationImport
1+ ♂ EM Otto 5Born: 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 5Born: 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 5Born: 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 5Born: captive-born 2007-10-07
Gajendra x Panang
Dead:2007-10-07, stillborn
2007-10-07
5+ ♀ EM stillborn EEP id: 200501 < 1 5Born: captive-born 2005-01-25
Gajendra x Panang
Dead:2005-01-25, stillborn
2005-01-25
6+ ♂ EM Max EEP id: 8310 29Born: wild 1968 Dead:1997-04-30 (14 years after arrival), euthanised foot problem1983-06-09 Circus Atlas (Circus Frankello)
7+ ♂ LA Moran 19Born: wild 1964 Dead:1983 (8 years after arrival), unknown 1975-05-14 Copenhagen Zoo
8+ ♀ EM Kathi EEP id: 7108 38Born: 1968-00-00 Dead:2006-07-09 (35 years after arrival), euthanised infections in her elbow and left foot1971-05-19
9+ ♀ EM Steffi EEP id: 6812 52Born: wild 1966-00-00 Dead:2018-03-07 (50 years after arrival), euthanised age related problems1968-08-08
10+ ♀ EM Tina EEP id: 6107 53Born: wild 1959-00-00 Dead:2012-06-26 (51 years after arrival), age 1961-12-16 Hannover Zoo
11+ ♀ EM Jopa EEP id: XX 53Born: unknown Dead:1994-03-03 (35 years after arrival), 1959-07-09
12+ ♀ EM stillborn (twin) EEP id: 5107 < 1 53Born: captive-born 1951-08-10
August x Rani
Dead:1951-08-10, stillborn
1951-08-10
13+ ♀ EM stillborn (twin) EEP id: 5103 < 1 53Born: captive-born 1951-07-28
August x Rani
Dead:1951-07-28, stillborn
1951-07-28
14+ ♂ EM August EEP id: 3602 17Born: 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 17Born: 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 17Born: wild Dead:1944, unknown 1943-00-00 Berlin Zoo
17+ ♂ EM Borneo (Buldiu) 17Born: wild Dead:1943 (3 years after arrival), disease Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)1940-00-00 Circus Amar
18+ ♀ EM stillborn EEP id: 3503 < 1 17Born: captive-born 1935-06-27
Boy x Suma
Dead:1935-06-27, stillborn
1935-06-27
19+ ♀ EM stillborn EEP id: 3502 < 1 17Born: captive-born 1935-06-24
Boy x Lelaba (Lelabati)
Dead:1935-06-24, stillborn
1935-06-24
20+ ♂ EM Seppl EEP id: 3501 11Born: 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 34Born: captive-born 1934-12-31
Boy x Mini
Dead:1968-12-09 (34 years after arrival), euthanised aggressive
1934-12-31
22+ ♂ LA Shari 34Born: wild Dead:1945 (14 years after arrival), disease infection because of bombings of the elephant house1931-00-00 Firma Ruhe
23+ ♀ LA Matadi 34Born: wild Dead:1943 (12 years after arrival), unknown 1931-00-00 Firma Ruhe
24+ ♂ EM Boy EEP id: 1003 28Born: wild 1910 Dead:1938-02-00 (9 years after arrival), euthanised shot, after he broke his tusks1929-00-00 Circus Carl Hagenbeck-Stellingen
25+ ♀ EM Cora 28Born: 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 Nelz1929-00-00 Circus Carl Hagenbeck-Stellingen
26+ ♀ EM Rani 28Born: wild Dead:1951-08-10, maternal death
27+ ♀ EM Mini 28Born: wild Dead:, unknown
28+ ♀ EM Lelaba (Lelabati) 28Born: wild Dead:, unknown

Source for the list of elephants deceased at Munich Zoo

Reference list

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 updateName of elephantSource (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:

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


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