Nairobi National Museum in Kenya

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Nairobi National Museum
Type	museum
Total nrs
Founded	1929
First elephant arrived	1929
Address	Kipande Rd
Place	Nairobi
Country	Kenya
Website	Website
Facebook	Facebook
Related persons
Owner

Zoological department
Elephant department
Record history
History of updates	0000-00-00xx

Latest document update	2020-10-30 07:03:11
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Description

Nairobi National Museum, located at Kipande Rd, in Nairobi, Kenya , was founded in 1929 and the first elephant arrived in 1929.

Taxidermy specimens

Nairobi National Museum has in its collection 2 elephantine museum specimens with records in this database:

(Measurements of teeth and body parts follow the system described by Maglio (1973; P = plate number, L = length, W = width, H = height, LF = lamellar frequency)

Ahmed Accession nr: . Received: 1974-00-00 ♂ Ahmed
Species: African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
* Born 1919 at Marsabit National Reserve † Dead 1974 at Marsabit National Reserve
Death: age Death reason: stated or assumed dead from old age

Tim (wild) Accession nr: . Received: 2020-02-00 ♂ Tim (wild)
Species: African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
* Born 1969 at Amboseli National Park † Dead 2020-03-04 at Amboseli National Park
Death: age Death reason: stated or assumed dead from old age
Body, bone or dental material: complete body,

Comments / picturesThe museum is open on all 356 days throughout the year from 0830hrs -17300hrs.Nairobi National Museum is located at the Museum Hill, approximately 10 minutes drive from the Nairobi city centre accessible both by public and private means.

References for records about Nairobi National Museum

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Nairobi National Museum, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=2995. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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