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

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Widget  dead elephant

Identification

SSP nr19

Description

Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 23 years old
Origin
Born:* 1954 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1954
Death
Dead: 1977-03-14
Death reason: anesthesia:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Brookfield Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1955-05-14Brookfield Zoo
Record history
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† Widget is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1977-03-14 at Brookfield Zoo, in United States, .

Origin

Widget was born wild 1954, captured 1954 .


Comments / pictures

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.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Widget, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Brookfield Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4378. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories1977 deaths | 1954 births | Born in Kenya | 1954 captures | Elephants from Brookfield Zoo | United States | African savanna elephants


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