Congo
African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) at
Bronx Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Congo  dead elephant
Museum locations
Present / last location:Bronx Zoo, in United States
Date of arrival
1915-11-03Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States
Identification
Museum accession number M-35591
SSP nr302
Description
Species:African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 15 years old
Status:foot problems
Origin
Born:* 1900 wild
Birth place: in Congo unspecified forest
Capture: 1903
Imported:1905? by Firma Carl Hagenbeck
Death
Dead: †1915-11-03
Death reason: euthanised: shot; foot probelms
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Bronx Zoo, in United States
Date of arrival
1905-06-28Bronx Zoo
from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
1904-00-00Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
from Firma Carl Hagenbeck
Record history
History of updates2024-12-12: pictures from 1978 & 81
2025-03-17:
Latest document update2025-02-25 04:15:29

† Congo is a dead foot problems Male ♂ African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), , who died 1915-11-03 at Bronx Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as shot; foot probelms.

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Bronx Zoo, in Bronx, New York, United States, since 1915-11-03.


Origin

Congo was born wild 1900 at Congo unspecified forest, captured 1903 . and imported 1905? by Firma Carl Hagenbeck


Comments / pictures

Shot by the famous taxidermist and game hunter Carl Akeley.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Congo, African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) located at Bronx Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2448. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
  • Richard Chiger

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Categories1915 deaths | Bronx Zoo Taxidermy | 1900 births | Born in Congo | 1903 captures | 1905 imports | Elephants from Bronx Zoo | United States | African forest elephants




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