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Melchior
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Ovita Game Farm in Namibia

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Melchior  dead elephant
Identification
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Kruger National Park
Death
Dead: †1999
Death reason: accident: electrocuted by electrical wire on the farm
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Ovita Game Farm, in Namibia
Date of arrival
Ovita Game Farm
from Wolfgang Delfts
Wolfgang Delfts
from Kruger National Park
Record history
History of updates2023-11-21
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Melchior is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1999 at Ovita Game Farm, in Namibia, . Official death reason described as electrocuted by electrical wire on the farm.

Origin

Melchior was born wild at Kruger National Park.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Melchior, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Ovita Game Farm in Namibia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2616. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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