Margarita
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Belo Horizonte Zoobotanica in Brazil

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Margarita  dead elephant
Margarita displayed as museum specimen.
Margarita as museum specimen. This image is inline deepink from an external server, inline linking does not directly infringe copyright but can be removed on request.
Margarita is at far right.
Margarita is at far right.
Alternative name: Margarete
Taxidermy locationPontificia Catholic University Museum, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀, unknown age
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead: †
Death location: Belo Horizonte Zoobotanica
Death reason: :
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Belo Horizonte Zoobotanica, in Brazil
Date of arrival
Belo Horizonte Zoobotanica
from South America unspecified circus
Record history
History of updates2023-11-26
Latest document update2021-07-04 18:58:40
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† Margarita is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Belo Horizonte Zoobotanica, in Brazil, .

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Pontificia Catholic University Museum, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.


Origin

Margarita was born wild at Asia unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

Margarita was the the only Asian elephant to ever live at the zoo. She used to belong to a circus, and was sent to live in BH zoo at some point in the 1980's.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Margarita, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Belo Horizonte Zoobotanica in Brazil. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10812. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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CategoriesPontificia Catholic University Museum Taxidermy | Elephants from Belo Horizonte Zoobotanica | Brazil | Asian elephants


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