Churchill (Babar)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Hemmingford Parc Safari in Canada

Biography

☨ ♀ Churchill (Babar)
Churchill. Hemmingford Parc Safari 2007. Photo: © Francis Lavigne

Identification

SSP nr	134

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 38 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1974 wild
Birth place:	in Africa unspecified location
Capture:	1976
Death
Dead:	†2012-08-25
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Hemmingford Parc Safari, in Canada

Date of arrival

1990-09-11	Hemmingford Parc Safari from Bucky Steele

1988-00-00	Bucky Steele from Bruno Loyal

1986-00-00	Bruno Loyal from Bucky Steele

1980-00-00	Bucky Steele from Montreal Garden of Wonders childrens zoo

	Montreal Garden of Wonders childrens zoo from International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)

Record history
History of updates	0000-00-00

Latest document update	2024-04-04 11:50:01

† Churchill (Babar) is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2012-08-25 at Hemmingford Parc Safari, in Canada, .

Origin

Churchill (Babar) was born wild 1974 at Africa unspecified location, captured 1976 .

Comments / pictures

From Wayne Jackson:

Churchill- Female African
-Sold to Montreal Zoo by International Animal Exchange
-Purchased by Buckey Steele
-Sold to Parc Safari

Records about Churchill (Babar) from Bob Cline

Churchill, African Female
1980 to 1985 - Bucky Steele
1986 to 1987 - Bruno Loyale, the tent maker
1988 to 1991 - Bucky Steele
1991 to now - Parc Safari in Canada
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Churchill (Babar), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Hemmingford Parc Safari in Canada. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2711. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

http://www.parcsafari.com/en/news-details-2.htm?nws=3811126878
Wayne Jackson, Canada
Francis Lavigne
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants

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