Bamboo at Oklahoma City Zoo
| Bamboo | ID Number: | SSP Number: 245 - |
|---|---|
| Species: | Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) |
| Sex and age: | Female ♀ 52 years old |
| Management: | Free contact |
| Location: | Oklahoma City Zoo |
| Arrived | Oklahoma City Zoo 2015-05-00 from Woodland Park Zoo Woodland Park Zoo 2006-06-11 from Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium 2005-08-25 from Woodland Park Zoo Woodland Park Zoo 1968-01-01 from Morgan Berry |
| Born: | 1966-11-00 wild Thailand |
| Document updated | 2009-07-11:�country of origin, import year, text 2009-10-07:�Previous locations, SSP, Birth, Text 2016-02-02: transfer |
The Port Defiance Zoo is known as a "national leader in handling elephants considered too dangerous to be kept and trained using traditional methods." They acquired Hanako in December 1997 from the Portland Zoo because of her "unpredictable and moody" disposition. There she joined Suki and Cindy. Suki had arrived in March 1996 from Dickerson Park Zoo after she slammed a keeper against a wall. Cindy was the zoo's first "troubled" elephant, arrving in February 1992 with a history of grabbing and biting people. In August 2005, Bamboo arrived from the Woodland Park Zoo after being unable to cohabitate with the younger elephants and calf. However, she was unable to be integrated into the group and was returned to her previous home ten months later. Sources, among others
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