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Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali) — Zurich Zoo | mahoot

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Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali)

Zurich Zoo · Switzerland

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Identification

EEP nr: 7602

Life history

Born: 1975-07-01
Death reason: euthanised: collapsed, and could not stand up
Age (est.): ~49 years
Origin: Wild-caught
Arrived: 1976-03-24

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Zurich Zoo

Switzerland · Zoo

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Transfer history

1976-03-24
Zurich Zoo
from Dehiwela Zoo
1976-03-01
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
from Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Sources

http://www.upali.ch (Georges Frei, Switzerland)
Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Ceyla-Himali (Google Translated version)

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