Digger an African savanna elephant at Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary

☨ ♂ Digger
Digger. Riddle's Elephant Sanctuary 2002. Photo: © Jim Pugh
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 19 years old
Id number	SSP Number: (404)
Origin
Born:	* 1983 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1984
Imported:	1984?
Death
Dead date:	† 2002-07-16
Death reason:	euthanised: congenital leg deformity
Locations
Present / last location:	Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, in United States

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

2000-04-26	Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary from Jorge Barreda Jorge Barreda 1992-05-00 from Frank Thompson (Bradenton) Frank Thompson (Bradenton) 1992-04-01 from Allen Campbell Allen Campbell 1990-05-10 from Montgomery Zoo Montgomery Zoo 1990-00-00 from Frank Thompson (Bradenton) Frank Thompson (Bradenton) 1989-10-01 from Allen Campbell Allen Campbell 1989-03-23 from Mesker Park Zoo Mesker Park Zoo 1987-05-05 from Frank Thompson (Bradenton)

Document updated	2009-09-03: New elephant
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† Digger is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant, (Loxodonta africana), who died at Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, in United States, of euthanised in 2002-07-16. Official death reason described as congenital leg deformity. (see detailed list).

Origin

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Digger, an African savanna at Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 January 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4893. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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This document was updated: 2020-10-20 03:37:55