Walter Thurman

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Walter Thurman
Profession zoo elephant keeper
Personal details
Born ? in Germany
Country United States
Locations
Title elephant keeper -1913
Location at Bronx Zoo in United States
Biography details

Walter Thurman , zoo elephant keeper in United States

Born ? in Germany .

1913: Attacked by the Asian bull Gunda.


"Gunda nearly killed keeper Walter Thurman. From that point on, the zoo kept him chained inside the elephant house."

Chang Reynolds



Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). elephant keeper Walter Thurman in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=3081. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Chang Reynolds

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