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John (Ben) — Rotterdam Zoo | mahoot

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John (Ben)

Rotterdam Zoo · Netherlands

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Record completeness

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Identification

EEP nr: 8903

Life history

Born: 1989-02-28
Birth place: in Paris Zoo Vincennes
Death reason: anesthesia:
Age (est.): ~8 years
Origin: Captive-born
Arrived: 1990-02-15

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Rotterdam Zoo

Netherlands · Zoo

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Transfer history

1990-02-15
Rotterdam Zoo
from Paris Zoo Vincennes

Sources

Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

Original record on elephant.se Back to database

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