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

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Bobo  dead elephant
Bobo in Cester Zoo, 1963. Photo: *BRACK
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

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

John Seago Game Trapping Organisation
from Kenya unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2021-10-28: picture

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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

Bobo was born wild 1950 at Kenya unspecified location. and imported 1955

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)


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