Jumbo III
African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) at
Whipsnade Wild Animal Park in United Kingdom

Jumbo III was born wild 1966 at West Africa unspecified location.

The six and half year old male African forest elephant Jumbo III was presented to Queen Elizabeth II by the Cameroon government in December 1972. He was originally kept at the Crystal Palace, though he did much damage to his quarters. He was transferred to the London Zoo and kept at the Cotton Terraces rather than the rhino and elephant yards before his transfer to the Whipsnade Zoo.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• The African Forest Elephant and its status in captivity. Part 1: Europe, by Don Cousins, International Zoo News No. 251 (41/2) March 1994. Online list at http://www.zoochat.com/2/african-forest-elephants-completely-gone-zoos-215250/index2.html
  
• Wayne Jackson, Canada
• "African Elephants at Whipsnade Zoo," ZooChat

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