Gipsy (Gypsie)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Kolmarden Zoo in Sweden

dead elephant ☨ ♀ Gipsy (Gypsie)  dead elephant
Gipsy (left), Donkey (right) and head elephant keeper Sven Mellgren.
Gipsy (left), Donkey (right) and head elephant keeper Sven Mellgren.
Taxidermy locationKolmarden Zoo, Kolmarden, Sweden
Identification
Local id Number 3433
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 12 years old
Origin
Born:* 1972 wild
Birth place: in Africa unspecified location
Capture: 1973
Death
Dead: †1984-09-14
Death location: Kolmarden Zoo
Death reason: disease: collapsed. Meningitis?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Kolmarden Zoo, in Sweden
Date of arrival
1973-04-18Kolmarden Zoo
Record history
History of updates2010-05-27: removed herpesvirus as death reason
2012-07-05: arrival date
2021-11-20: Born in Africa
Latest document update2021-11-20 13:17:02
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† Gipsy (Gypsie) is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1984-09-14 at Kolmarden Zoo, in Sweden, . Official death reason described as collapsed. Meningitis?.

Taxidermy locationThe Taxidermy remains of this animal is within the Taxidermy collection at Kolmarden Zoo, in Kolmarden, Sweden, since 1984-09-14.

Origin

Gipsy (Gypsie) was born wild 1972 at Africa unspecified location, captured 1973 .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Gipsy (Gypsie), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Kolmarden Zoo in Sweden. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 November 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2160. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Kolmarden Zoo records, Sven Mellgren
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