Gbaya
African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) at
Duisburg Zoo in Germany

Biography

☨ ♀ Gbaya


Alternative name:	NGbaya)

Identification


Description
Species:	African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 27 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1958 wild
Birth place:	in West Africa unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†1985-08-19
Death reason:	accident: pushed into dry moat
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Duisburg Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1961-09-11	Duisburg Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2025-02-23 11:59:58

† Gbaya is a dead Female ♀ African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), , who died 1985-08-19 at Duisburg Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as pushed into dry moat.

Origin

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Gbaya, African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) located at Duisburg Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2164. (archived at the Wayback machine)

The African Forest Elephant and its status in captivity. Part 1: Europe, by Don Cousins, International Zoo News No. 251 (41/2) March 1994. Online list at http://www.zoochat.com/2/african-forest-elephants-completely-gone-zoos-215250/index2.html
Peter Schröer, Duisburg Zoo

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