Gympy
African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) at
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Gympy  dead elephant
Gympy. Cincinnati Zoo. Photo courtesy of Don Prout
Gympy. Cincinnati Zoo. Photo courtesy of Don Prout

Identification

SSP nr309

Description

Species:African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 25 years old
Origin
Born:* 1929 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1954-04-23
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, in United States

Date of arrival

1932-00-00Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
from Firma Ruhe

Record history
History of updates2020-12-27

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Gympy is a dead Female ♀ African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), , who died 1954-04-23 at Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, in United States, .

Origin

Gympy was born wild 1929.


Comments / pictures

In the info that I have the zoo called her a "Pygmy" African elephant. Came to the zoo in 1932. I have her yard sign. It states that at age 7 she was 32" and 300 lbs. At Maturity she was only 6 tall and weighed 2,500 lbs. She died 4/24/1954.
Val Nastold Jr., Elephant Keeper Cincinnati Zoo, 2009-03-18

This is possibly one of the elephants that were caught for Ruhe in Chad in 1930.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Gympy, African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) located at Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4671. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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