Cosi (Bud)
African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) at
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Cosi (Bud)
Museum locations
Present / last location:	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in United States

Date of arrival

	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Powell, United States

Identification


Description
Species:	African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 20 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1971 wild
Birth place:	in Sierra Leone unspecified location
Capture:	1972
Imported:	1972? by International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)
Death
Dead:	†1991-11-10
Death reason:	disease: intestinal blockage
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in United States

Date of arrival

1972-06-19	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium from International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)

1972-06-00	International Animal Exchange (Ferndale) from Sierra Leone unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2025-02-25 05:42:17
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† Cosi (Bud) is a dead Male ♂ African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), , who died 1991-11-10 at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in United States, . Official death reason described as intestinal blockage.

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in Powell, United States.

Origin

Cosi (Bud) was born wild 1971 at Sierra Leone unspecified location, captured 1972 . and imported 1972? by International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)

Comments / pictures

He had a broken tusk, so the confirmation of what remained could have been influenced by that break, as often happens. The remaining tusk was very straight, but did not point straight down - not a deal breaker. His overall size at 19 years of age was typical of a cyclotis male, and the sweep and shape of his ear was very consistent with cyclotis. He was imported out of Sierra Leone. He also looked very much like the cyclotis I saw in Garamba, who were the remnants of the Group from Gangala-na-Bodio the Belgians training center in then-Zaire.
Harry Peachey, Columbus Zoo, 2010

"Bud, an African bull elephant, died of an intestinal obstruction in 1991 at age 20 after living at the zoo for 19 years. Parts of his body were taken to OSU's veterinary school for study. His Skull was kept at the zoo for educational purposes."

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Cosi (Bud), African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) located at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4467. (archived at the Wayback machine)