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Beco — Columbus Zoo and Aquarium | mahoot

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Beco

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium · United States

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Beco. Columbus Zoo 08/2008. Photo: © Ben Whitebread

Record completeness

12 of 15 key fields populated

80%

Life history

Born: 2009-03-27
Birth place: in Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Death reason: disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus
Age (est.): ~13 years
Origin: Captive-born
Arrived: 2009-03-27

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Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

United States · Zoo

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Transfer history

2009-03-27
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Sources

Harry Peachey, Columbus Zoo
Ryan Easley, USA
https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/columbus-zoo-elephant-beco-dies-elephant-endotheliotropic-herpesvirus-diagnosis-eehv-6-18-2022

Original record on elephant.se Back to database

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