Guba
African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) at
Barcelona Zoo (Park Zoologic de Barcelona) in Spain

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Guba  dead elephant

Identification


Description
Species:African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 16 years old
Origin
Born:* 1980 wild
Birth place: in West Africa unspecified location
Death
Dead: 1996-02-07
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Barcelona Zoo (Park Zoologic de Barcelona), in Spain

Date of arrival

1981-05-21Barcelona Zoo (Park Zoologic de Barcelona)
Record history
History of updates2020-10-26

Latest document update2025-02-23 11:43:13
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† Guba is a dead Male ♂ African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), , who died 1996-02-07 at Barcelona Zoo (Park Zoologic de Barcelona), in Spain, .

Origin

Guba was born wild 1980 at West Africa unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

EEG stated as forest elephant in 1992

During the first years in the zoo it was thought that it was a female, but later it was proved wrong.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Guba, African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) located at Barcelona Zoo (Park Zoologic de Barcelona) in Spain. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2922. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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