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

Biography

☨ ♂ Zangelima


Alternative name:	Barney

Identification


Description
Species:	African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 20 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1932 wild
Birth place:	in Congo unspecified forest
Capture:	1944
Death
Dead:	†1952-11-14
Death reason:	killed: shot, agressive
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Bronx Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1946-10-08	Bronx Zoo from Gangala-na-Bodio Elephant Domestication Center

Record history
History of updates	2024-12-12: pictures from 1978 & 81 2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2025-02-23 13:52:34

† Zangelima is a dead Male ♂ African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), , who died 1952-11-14 at Bronx Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as shot, agressive.

Origin

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Zangelima, 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=2464. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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