Gretchen
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Granby Zoo in Canada

Biography

☨ ♀ Gretchen

Identification

SSP nr	22

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 33 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1965 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1966
Imported:	1967? by International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)
Death
Dead:	†1998-09-06
Death reason:	disease: infection associated musculoskeletal nutrition
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Granby Zoo, in Canada

Date of arrival

1998-05-04	Granby Zoo from Bowmanville Zoo

1993-04-12	Bowmanville Zoo from Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

1967-02-27	Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden from International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)

Record history
History of updates	2021-04-08

Latest document update	2021-09-18 09:14:54
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† Gretchen is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1998-09-06 at Granby Zoo, in Canada, . Official death reason described as infection associated musculoskeletal nutrition.

Origin

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Gretchen, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Granby Zoo in Canada. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4374. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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