Aruba
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Kronberg Opel Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Aruba  dead elephant

Identification

EEP nr7902

Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 41 years old
Origin
Born:* 1979 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1981
Death
Dead: 2020-03-11
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Kronberg Opel Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1981-09-17Kronberg Opel Zoo
Record history
History of updates2025-03-17:

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Aruba is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2020-03-11 at Kronberg Opel Zoo, in Germany, .

Origin

Aruba was born wild 1979, captured 1981 .


Comments / pictures

2020-03-12: Zookeepers found her lying on her side on Wednesday morning, and all efforts to bring her back to power was unsuccessful.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Aruba, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Kronberg Opel Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2176. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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