Bamangwa (Minnie)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Bronx Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Bamangwa (Minnie)  dead elephant



Identification

SSP nr312

Description

Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 14 years old
Origin
Born:* 1936 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1943
Death
Dead: 1950-08-01
Death reason: disease: paratyphoid infection
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Bronx Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1946-10-08Bronx Zoo
from Gangala-na-Bodio Elephant Domestication Center

Record history
History of updates2022-05-05

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Bamangwa (Minnie) is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1950-08-01 at Bronx Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as paratyphoid infection.

Origin

Bamangwa (Minnie) was born wild 1936, captured 1943 .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Bamangwa (Minnie), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Bronx Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2465. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Richard Chiger
  • Sandra Shoshani
  • The Management of Wild Mammals in Captivity by Lee Saunders Crandall
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