Cantabria
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Cabarceno Zoo Obregon in Spain

Biography

☨ ♀ Cantabria

Identification

EEP nr	201500

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 2015-12-04 captive-born , number 16
Birth place:	in Cabarceno Zoo Obregon

Parents:	♂ Coco x ♀ Infinita
Death
Dead:	†2016-02-20
Death reason:	unknown: anorexia
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Cabarceno Zoo Obregon, in Spain

Date of arrival

2015-12-04	Cabarceno Zoo Obregon
Record history
History of updates	2021-03-01

Latest document update	2023-05-26 15:35:40
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† Cantabria is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2016-02-20 at Cabarceno Zoo Obregon, in Spain, . Official death reason described as anorexia.

Origin

Cantabria was born captive-born as birth number 16 2015-12-04 at Cabarceno Zoo Obregon.

Parentage

Parents of Cantabria are: ♂ Coco (father) and ♀ Infinita (mother).

Siblings through the father Coco:

2018-09-10(M) Nusu
2019-12-02(M) Oku
2020-03-07(M) Nguvu

Siblings through the mother Infinita:

2018-07-26(M) Toranzo
2023-01-18(F) Beatuca

Pedigree

**Cantabrias ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Cantabria	Sire (f): Coco Born: 2000-06-14	Sire ff: Chisco Born: 1979	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Chisco Born: 1979	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Laura Born: 1983	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Laura Born: 1983	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Infinita Born: 2005-05-03	Sire mf: Chisco Born: 1979	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Chisco Born: 1979	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Zambi Born: 1981	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Zambi Born: 1981	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

The baby was rejected by her mother and was given no direct feed, so the park staff had to feed her by giving her 8 daily bottle-feeding.

Despite the efforts of the Cabárcena team, they have not been able to extend the life of the little elephant.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Cantabria, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Cabarceno Zoo Obregon in Spain. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16435. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

http://www.eldiariocantabria.es/articulo/cantabria/muere-cantabria-pequena-elefanta-cabarceno/20160226120947009353.html
Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Cantabria (Google Translated version)

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Cantabria at Elewiki, a wiki collaboration on elefanten.wikia.com (In german) HTTP code: 301 it is valid
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