Bobo
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Chester Zoo in United Kingdom

Biography

☨ ♂ Bobo
Bobo in Cester Zoo, 1963. Photo: Christoffer Brack, Wüppertal, Germany. Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100073098771893

Identification


Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 14 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1950 wild
Birth place:	in Kenya unspecified location
Imported:	1955
Death
Dead:	†1964-03-23
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

1955-07-26	Chester Zoo from John Seago Game Trapping Organisation

	John Seago Game Trapping Organisation from Kenya unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2021-10-28: picture

Latest document update	2021-10-28 08:20:19
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† Bobo is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1964-03-23 at Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom, .

Origin

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Bobo, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Chester Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1798. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Rob Belterman, Rotterdam Zoo
Christoffer Brack, Wüppertal, Germany. Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100073098771893

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