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

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Doruma (Pinky)  dead elephant
Postcard with Pinky in Bronx Zoo.
Postcard with Pinky in Bronx Zoo.
Taxidermy locationBronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States
Identification
Museum accession number M-217099
SSP nr313
Description
Species:African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 32 years old
Origin
Born:* 1938 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1944
Death
Dead: †1970-03-01
Death reason: euthanised:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Bronx Zoo, in United States
Date of arrival
1946-10-08Bronx Zoo
from Gangala-na-Bodio Elephant Domestication Center
Record history
History of updates2022-05-05
Latest document update2021-07-28 09:29:11
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† Doruma (Pinky) is a dead Female ♀ African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), , who died 1970-03-01 at Bronx Zoo, in United States, .

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Bronx Zoo, in Bronx, New York, United States, since 1970-03-01.


Origin

Doruma (Pinky) was born wild 1938, captured 1944 .


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Doruma (Pinky) in Bronx Zoo

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Doruma (Pinky), African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) located at Bronx Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2466. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Richard Chiger
  • Sandra Shoshani
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Categories1970 deaths | Bronx Zoo Taxidermy | 1938 births | Born in Congo | 1944 captures | Elephants from Bronx Zoo | United States | African forest elephants


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