Big Boy
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Knoxville Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Big Boy

Identification

SSP nr	93

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 18 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1970 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1971
Death
Dead:	†1988-02-15
Death reason:	euthanised: musculoskeletal mechanical abnormality
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Knoxville Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1972-11-10	Knoxville Zoo from Frank Thompson (Bradenton)

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-18: 2025-03-18:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Big Boy is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1988-02-15 at Knoxville Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as musculoskeletal mechanical abnormality.

Origin

Big Boy was born wild 1970, captured 1971 .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Big Boy, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Knoxville Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4473. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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