Bomba
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Bomba  dead elephant
Identification
SSP nr82
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 29 years old
Origin
Born:* 1970 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1999-04-19
Death reason: euthanised: foot abcesses
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in United States
Date of arrival
1977-09-10Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Record history
History of updates2011-02-21: Death, Text RE
2014-05-11: Link RE
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Bomba is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1999-04-19 at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in United States, . Official death reason described as foot abcesses.

Origin

Bomba was born wild 1970.


Comments / pictures

"Asian elephant Bomba was euthanized in 1999 because of foot abscesses that had destroyed bones and tendons. She was in her late 50s."

Article & Images at ShowMe Elephants http://www.showmeelephants.com/2011/08/fathers-photographs-columbus-zoo.html

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Bomba, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=812. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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