Sid (Babar)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Hollywild Animal Park (David Meeks) in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Sid (Babar)

Identification

SSP nr	491

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 22 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1981 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1984
Imported:	1984 by Jumbolair (Arthur Jones)
Freight:	Air, private Boeing 707
Death
Dead:	†2003-08-07
Death reason:	disease: digestive, mechanical abnormality; buried
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Hollywild Animal Park (David Meeks), in United States

Date of arrival

1994-07-06	Hollywild Animal Park (David Meeks) from Bones Craig

1986-06-00	Bones Craig from Hollywild Animal Park (David Meeks)

1986-10-00	Hollywild Animal Park (David Meeks) from Jumbolair (Arthur Jones)

Record history
History of updates	2009-01-01: Previous locations, Name, SSP, Birth, Death 2021-09-18: Importer Arthur Jones

Latest document update	2021-09-18 06:51:46

† Sid (Babar) is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2003-08-07 at Hollywild Animal Park (David Meeks), in United States, . Official death reason described as digestive, mechanical abnormality; buried.

Origin

Sid (Babar) was born wild 1981, captured 1984 . and imported 1984 by Jumbolair (Arthur Jones), Air, private Boeing 707

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Sid (Babar), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Hollywild Animal Park (David Meeks) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2657. (archived at the Wayback machine)