Sven Borg

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☨ Sven Borg

Sven Borg riding Bambina in the Stockholm zoo
Profession	zoo elephant keeper
Personal details
Born	1907-09-22 Flen in Sweden

Dead	1998-06-19 Stockholm in Sweden

Residence
Address	Skeppargatan 96
Place	Stockholm
Country	Sweden

Locations
Title	elephant head-keeper 1932-1975
Location	at Stockholm Zoo (Skansen) in Sweden

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Biography details

Sven Vilhelm Elias Borg , zoo elephant keeper in Sweden

Borg was born * 1907-09-22 in Flen Sweden dead 1998-06-19 Stockholm, in Sweden .

Borg was educated by the elephant keepers Fritz Theisinger and Hugo Schmitt at Hagenbecks Tierpark in Hamburg, Germany, and was responsible for Skansens elephants from 1932 to 1975. Until 1956 he also provided elephant rides for children at Skansen. His son Sven-Arne Borg was often assisting his father from early age.

Sven Borg greeting the Elephant Nika goodbye, before her and Shivas departure to England, 1991. Photo: Pelle Zettersten, Sweden Musth

Sven Borgs apartment was on the top of this building

Family

Total: 1 children

Sven-Arne Borg.

Sven Borg is mentioned on 6 other person pagesBarbro Florman, Constance Busch, Paul Busch, Paula Busch, Sven-Arne Borg, Tore Glemmefors,

Sven Borg is mentioned on 3 location pagesCircus Busch (Paul Busch), Kolmarden Zoo, Stockholm Zoo (Skansen),

Sven Borg is mentioned on 4 elephant record pagesBambina, David Sjölanders elephant, Fatima (Bamula), Noi,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). elephant keeper Sven Vilhelm Elias Borg in Sweden. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 May 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=84. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Dan Koehl
Erland Axel Wadsten

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