Bombay
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Amiens Zoo in France

Biography

☨ ♀ Bombay

Identification

EEP nr	4804

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 51 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1954 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2005-02-17
Death reason:	euthanised:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Amiens Zoo, in France

Date of arrival

2003-07-03	Amiens Zoo from Antwerp Zoo

1999-05-26	Antwerp Zoo from Berlin Circus Union

Record history
History of updates	2020-12-03

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Bombay is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2005-02-17 at Amiens Zoo, in France, .

Origin

Bombay was born wild 1954.

Comments / pictures

Contradictory records:

EEG stated 1992 birth year 1948/50, in documentation 2002 1952.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Bombay, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Amiens Zoo in France. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1579. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
Documentation 2002 - Elephants in European Zoos and Safari Parks published by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger

Litterature about Amiens Zoo

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