Marina
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Erfurt Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Marina  dead elephant

Identification


Description

Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 46 years old
Origin
Born:* 1957 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 2003-07-30
Death reason: age:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Erfurt Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1960-07-28Erfurt Zoo
from Gangala-na-Bodio Elephant Domestication Center

Record history
History of updates2023-03-22

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Marina is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2003-07-30 at Erfurt Zoo, in Germany, .

Origin

Marina was born wild 1957.


Comments / pictures

She was born in 1957 in Congo. Her mother was killed in a banana-plantage. So she came in the Elephant-Camp "Ganga na Bodio" The first dirctor of the Erfurt Zoo, Prof. Dr. Harald H. Roth was going himselves to Congo to take her to Erfurt. Marina arrived in Erfurt 28th July 1960. She was one of the most importend animals of Erfurt Zoo.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Marina, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Erfurt Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1692. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Dr. Norbert Neuschulz (director of Thueringer Zoopark in Erfurt 1990-2007) through Mrs Gudrun Koball from Erfurt
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