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Ganesh — Columbus Zoo and Aquarium | mahoot

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Ganesh

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium · United States

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Life history

Born: 1998-03-15
Birth place: in Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Death reason: disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1A)
Age (est.): ~7 years
Origin: Captive-born
Arrived: 2003-04-18

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Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

United States · Zoo

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Transfer history

2003-04-18
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
from Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Sources

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/02/18/zoo-seeks-answers-in-death-of-coco.html?sid=101
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/pharmacology_molecular_sciences/faculty/bios/haywardg.html'>Gary S. Hayward, Ph D. John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

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