Widget
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Brookfield Zoo in United States

Widget was born wild 1954, captured 1954 .

Under elephant superintendent Cliff Jones, the Brookfield Zoo took delivery of a baby elephant in May 1954. The Daily News ran a contest to name the animal.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Ryan Easley, USA
• "Under the Marquee" by Tom Parkinson, The Billboard Vol 67 No 18, Page 67, 1955-04-30

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