Ercolino
African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) at
Rome Zoo in Italy

Biography

☨ ♂ Ercolino
Taxidermy location	Museo Civico di Zoologia, Roma, Italy

Identification

Museum accession number	MCZR OS.1308

Description

Species:	African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 3 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1973 wild
Birth place:	in Gabon unspecified forest
Death
Dead:	†1976-12-24
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Rome Zoo, in Italy

Date of arrival

1973-11-20	Rome Zoo
1956-01-00	from Gabon unspecified forest

Record history
History of updates	2024-01-15

Latest document update	2021-07-01 11:53:48
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† Ercolino is a dead Male ♂ African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), , who died 1976-12-24 at Rome Zoo, in Italy, .

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Museo Civico di Zoologia, in Roma, Italy, since 1976-12-00.

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Ercolino, African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) located at Rome Zoo in Italy. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 December 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4308. (archived at the Wayback machine)

The African Forest Elephant and its status in captivity. Part 1: Europe, by Don Cousins, International Zoo News No. 251 (41/2) March 1994. Online list at http://www.zoochat.com/2/african-forest-elephants-completely-gone-zoos-215250/index2.html (named Eroclino there)
Spartaco Gippoliti, Rome, Italy

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