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Simba — Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (Busch Gardens Africa) | mahoot

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Simba

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (Busch Gardens Africa) · United States

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Simba. Busch Gardens Africa 03/2008. Photo: © Amanda Pippin

Record completeness

10 of 15 key fields populated

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Life history

Born: 1968
Age (est.): ~58 years
Origin: Wild-caught
Arrived: 1972-04-05
Management: Protected contact

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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (Busch Gardens Africa)

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1972-04-05
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (Busch Gardens Africa)

Original record on elephant.se Back to database

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