Buba
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Estepona Selwo safari park in Spain

Biography

☨ ♂ Buba

Identification

EEP nr	201305

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 3 years old
Origin
Born:	* 2013-03-02 captive-born
Birth place:	in Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo)

Parents:	♂ Ganapati (Ganapathy) x ♀ Sami
Death
Dead:	†2016-03-02
Death reason:	disease: Probably Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Estepona Selwo safari park, in Spain

Date of arrival

2015-09-00	Estepona Selwo safari park from Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo)

Record history
History of updates	2009-11-19

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Buba is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2016-03-02 at Estepona Selwo safari park, in Spain, . Official death reason described as Probably Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus.

Origin

Parentage

Parents of Buba are: ♂ Ganapati (Ganapathy) (father) and ♀ Sami (mother).

**Bubas ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Buba	Sire (f): Ganapati (Ganapathy) Born: 1986	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Sami Born: 1989	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Buba, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Estepona Selwo safari park in Spain. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 9 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=13183. (archived at the Wayback machine)