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Chava (Maria Isabela) — Zoológico Matecaña | mahoot

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Chava (Maria Isabela)

Zoológico Matecaña · Colombia

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Life history

Born: 1958
Death reason: age:
Age (est.): ~54 years
Origin: Wild-caught
Arrived: 1968-00-00

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Zoológico Matecaña

Colombia · Zoo

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Transfer history

1968-00-00
Zoológico Matecaña
from Mexico City Zoo

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Data from elephant.se (Dan A. J. Koehl), CC BY 4.0. Reformatted for search.