 Before Jambo was transferred to Jersey Zoo, Jambo and Goma had a son named Tamtam, who was born at Zoo Basel on 2 May 1971, and died at Wuppertal Zoo on 34 July 2009.Jambo also fathered a daughter while still at Zoo Basel by an unrelated female.Jambo had seven siblings and 20 offspring by five different mates, including three stillbirths.