Babar
African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) at
Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo) in Sri Lanka

Babar was born wild 1956 at West Africa unspecified location.

The bull with the long Tusks is an African Forest bull, he was imported along with a Savannah cow by Fred Zeehandler, most likely for Sri Lankan elephants. Babar died in the early ‘90’s of a tusk infection after tripping one day and breaking one tusk off to the gum.
Wayne Jackson, Canada

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Wayne Jackson, Canada.

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