Big Frank
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Buffalo Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Big Frank

Identification

SSP nr	403

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 45 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1894 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1939-12-13
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Buffalo Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1900-10-04	Buffalo Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-18:

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

† Big Frank is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1939-12-13 at Buffalo Zoo, in United States, .

Origin

Big Frank was born wild 1894.

Comments / pictures

Donated to the zoo by Frank H. Goodyear, a Buffalo lumber magnate, as the Garden's first elephant

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Big Frank, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Buffalo Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5551. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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