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Katoto
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Basel Zoo in Switzerland

☨ ♂ Katoto
Taxidermy location	Basel Natural History Museum, Basel, Switzerland

Identification


Description

Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 21 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1951 wild
Birth place:	in Ruaha National Park
Capture:	1952-09-21
Imported:	1952 by Basel Zoo
Death
Dead:	†1972
Death reason:	euthanised: aggressive
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Basel Zoo, in Switzerland

Date of arrival

1956-00-00	Basel Zoo from Circus Knie

1956-00-00	Circus Knie from Basel Zoo

1952-11-01	Basel Zoo from August Künzler Big Game Ranch

1952-00-00	August Künzler Big Game Ranch from Ruaha National Park

Record history
History of updates	2012-03-06:

Latest document update	2021-09-18 17:54:40
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Biography

† Katoto is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1972 at Basel Zoo, in Switzerland, . Official death reason described as aggressive.

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Basel Natural History Museum, in Basel, Switzerland, since 1972-00-00.

Origin

Katoto was born wild 1951 at Ruaha National Park, captured 1952-09-21 . and imported 1952 by Basel Zoo

Comments / pictures

Became aggressive and dangerous 1972.

The Skeleton is in Basel museum.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Katoto, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Basel Zoo in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 8 June 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3432. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Dr. Peter Dollinger, Zoo Office Bern, Switzerland.
Page 158-64,
Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil - Elefanten dressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapf
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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