Oba
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Houston Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Oba

Identification

SSP nr	367

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 4 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1974 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1978-07-30
Death reason:	disease: infection associated; digestive bacterial
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Houston Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1976-12-09	Houston Zoo from International Fertilizer and Chemical Company (Fred Zeehandelaar)

1976-00-00	International Fertilizer and Chemical Company (Fred Zeehandelaar) from Zoopark Okahandja (Walter Schulz)

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2022-10-02 05:17:49
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† Oba is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1978-07-30 at Houston Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as infection associated; digestive bacterial.

Origin

Oba was born wild 1974.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Oba, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Houston Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6762. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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