Gympy
African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) at
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in United States

Gympy was born wild 1929 at Chad unspecified location.

In the info that I have the zoo called her a "Pygmy" African elephant. Came to the zoo in 1932. I have her yard sign. It states that at age 7 she was 32" and 300 lbs. At Maturity she was only 6 tall and weighed 2,500 lbs. She died 4/24/1954.
Val Nastold Jr., Elephant Keeper Cincinnati Zoo, 2009-03-18

This is possibly one of the elephants that were caught for Ruhe in Chad in 1930.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• page 176 Wilde Tiere frei Haus by Hermann Ruhe  (in german)
• Greetings From Cincinnati, Cincinnati Zoo

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