Spartaco Gippoliti , zoo biologist in Italy Born 1965-04-02 in Italy . Spartaco Gippoliti was educated in Biology and Zoology at Sapienza Università di Roma in Rome, Italy, and has experience from a number of Italian zoos. Since 2014 Gippoliti works as consultant for Zoos, and has published a large number of scientific articles well. He has also generously contributed with records of elephants to the Elephant Database. Spartaco Gippoliti with African Forest elephant Carla, Rome Zoo, 1986