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Maibel (Majbel) — Givskud Zoo | mahoot

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Maibel (Majbel)

Givskud Zoo · Denmark

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Identification

EEP nr: 3804

Life history

Born: 1938
Birth place: in Sri Lanka unspecified location
Death reason: disease: Digestive
Age (est.): ~48 years
Origin: Wild-caught
Arrived: 1970-06-15

At this facility

Givskud Zoo

Denmark · Zoo

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Transfer history

1970-06-15
Givskud Zoo
from Vejle Zoo (Himmelpind)
1970-00-00
Kolmarden Zoo
from Kolmarden Zoo
1967-00-00
Circus Julinek
from Circus Julinek
1964-00-00
Circus Caravan
from Circus Caravan
1964-05-12
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus European Tour
from Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus European Tour
1963-08-24
Chipperfield's Circus
from Chipperfield's Circus
1947-00-00
Port of Colombo
from Port of Colombo
1947-00-00
Sri Lanka unspecified location
from Sri Lanka unspecified location

Sources

Hans Romlund, Give, Denmark.

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