Mark Bongelli

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Mark Bongelli
Profession zoo elephant keeper
Personal details
Born ?
Country Canada
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Title elephant keeper 1985-10-20-2013
Location at Toronto Zoo in Canada
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Mark Bongelli , zoo elephant keeper in Canada

Born ? .

1993-10-07: When elephant keeper Nick Rensink attacked by Iringa, Rensinck might have been killed if not Keeper Mark Bongelli, was able to step into the pen, back the elephant away from Nick and have Nick crawl partially out of the accident area. Mark then pulled Nick through the adjacent pen, past two other elephants to a central area, and called for assistance.

In 2010, Mark Bongelli was one of six (6) employees at the Toronto Zoo who was recognized for 25 years of service.


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Koehl, Dan, (2025). elephant keeper Mark Bongelli in Canada. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 26 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=3335. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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