Carl Akeley elephant
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Africa unspecified location in Africa unspecified country

Biography

☨ ♂ Carl Akeley elephant
Museum locations
Present / last location:	Field Museum of Natural History, in United States

Date of arrival

1905-00-00	Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, United States

Identification


Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂
Characteristics:	complete body
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:	in Africa unspecified location
Imported:	1905 by Field Museum of Natural History
Freight:	by ship from Africa
Death
Dead:	†1905-00-00
Death location:	Africa unspecified location
Death reason:	hunted: shot by Carl Akeley
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Africa unspecified location, in Africa unspecified country

Date of arrival

	Africa unspecified location
Record history
History of updates	2021-07-04: Removed deeplink

Latest document update	2023-03-16 01:27:56
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† Carl Akeley elephant is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1905-00-00 at Africa unspecified location, in Africa unspecified country, . Official death reason described as shot by Carl Akeley.

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Field Museum of Natural History, in Chicago, United States, since 1905-00-00.

Origin

Carl Akeley elephant was born wild at Africa unspecified location. and imported 1905 by Field Museum of Natural History, by ship from Africa

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Carl Akeley elephant, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Africa unspecified location in Africa unspecified country. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 13 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10811. (archived at the Wayback machine)