Jubal Cox

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Jubal Cox
Profession zoo elephant keeper
Personal details
Country United States
Locations
Title elephant keeper -1992
Location at San Antonio Zoo in United States
Biography details

Jubal Cox , zoo elephant keeper in United States

Born 1963? dead 1992-12-16 .

Affiliation with 1 elephants

1: Ginny (fatal attack)

Casualties

1 casualties
  1. 1992-12-16: elephant keeper Jubal Cox fatal attack by Ginny. Ginny slapped the keeper Jubal Cox, 29, with her trunk, which she then used to scoop him up and throw him to the ground. Jubal Cox † Jubal Cox Died 1992-12-16

1992-12-16: Ginny slapped the keeper Jubal Cox, 29, with her Trunk, which she then used to scoop him up and throw him to the ground. Cox received severe head injuries; he was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center, where he died a few hours later.


At approximately 3:30 p.m. on 15 December 1992, San Antonio zookeeper Jubal Cox, age 29,
was injured while working in the elephant yard. He bent over to unfasten the tether on
“Ginny”, a 37-year-old female Asian elephant. She was being untethered to be moved
inside for the night, according to normal routine. The elephant reached down and picked
up Cox with her trunk, then threw him down. Cox was taken by ambulance to a local
hospital where he was pronounced dead at 4:30 p.m.
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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). elephant keeper Jubal Cox in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 26 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=3360. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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