Sara an African Bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) at Rostock Zoo
| ☨ Sara | ID Number: | EEP Number: 6201 - |
|---|---|
| Species: | African Bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) |
| Sex and age: | Female ♀ 51 years old |
| Dead date: | † 2013-11-20 |
| Death reason: | euthanised: Cancer |
| Location: | Rostock Zoo |
| Arrival | Rostock Zoo 1964-09-08 from Firma Ruhe (Tierhandelsfirma Ruhe) |
| Born: | * 1962-00-00 wild South Africa |
| Capture: | 1964, |
| Document updated | 2009-04-26:Single after death of companion 2012-02-25:Â text 2013-11-20: death 2013-11-23: tumor |
| Earlier considered to be a forest elephant. A 50 kg tumor was found in the body. Reference listKoehl, D., (2020). Sara, an African Bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) at Rostock Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 September 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=497. (archived at the Wayback machine)Sources used for this article is among others:
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