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  1. laduec

    Elephant Barn Designs?

    Hello all- I'm new to posting on ZooChat, but I'm a longtime follower. This summer I'm thinking of building a scale model of an elephant barn. I was looking online (including ZooChat) for some plans of existing barns, but I can't seem to find anything. I'm interested in building a model...
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    Elephants of Cuba

    A new article at ShowMe Elephants searches for the whereabouts of four African elephants sold to Cuba in the mid-1970s from the Chipperfield circus family of England via the Dutch importer Frans van der Brink. No facilities in Cuba are listed at Elephant.se to exhibit elephants in the last...
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    Twycross Zoo Elephants of Twycross Zoo

    A new article at ShowMe Elephants searches for the whereabouts of a fomer Twycross Zoo elephant, an African female named Linda. She was sold to the Chipperfields in 1974 with a possible destination of Cuba?? Update 05/22/2012: Linda arrived to the Knowsley Safari Park (owned by the...
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    Spanish word for 'tusker' (as in elephant) ??

    Hello Friends, I wonder if anyone who speaks Spanish might know the Spanish word for 'tusker' - a bull elephant with large tusks ? My book on elephants has been translated into Spanish but the translator is stuck on 'tusker' and can find no Spanish equivalent. Thank you !
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    Elephants of the Phillipenes

    A new article has been posted searching for information of the Cebu City Zoo's baby elephant. If anyone has further information regarding the animals in question, please leave a comment or message me in an effort to complete their records for elephant historians. "Cebu City Zoo" at ShowMe...
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    Tel Aviv Zoo (closed) Elephants of the Tel Aviv Zoo

    A new article at ShowMe Elephants reveals a possible previously unrecorded captive-born elephant, or possibly insight into one of Europe's prominent breeding bulls, Alexander. Regardless, several corrections have been found for records of the European Asian Elephant Studbook. If anyone has...
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    Safari Zoological Center Elephants of the Ramat Gan Zoo

    A new article at ShowMe Elephants reveals a possible previously unrecorded captive-born elephant, or possibly insight into one of Europe's prominent breeding bulls, Alexander. Regardless, several corrections have been found for records of the European Asian Elephant Studbook. If anyone has...
  8. kiang

    Elephant haven, European elephant sanctuary

    A pan European sanctuary for abused, mistreated or elderly elephants is in the process of being set up in 123 acres of land in the southwest of France (in the region of Corrèze) . Sanctuary - Elephant Haven - European Elephant Sanctuary
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    Oakland Zoo Elephants of the Oakland Zoo

    A new article at ShowMe Elephants regarding a partial elephant history of the Oakland Zoo. If anyone has further information regarding the animals questioned in the report, please leave a comment or message me in an effort to complete their records for elephant historians. >> "Oakland Zoo -...
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    Paignton Zoo Duchess

    Hi Does anyone know when Duchess is having her eye op?
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    Zoológico Guadalajara Elephants of Guadalajara

    Is there another zoo in Guadalajara that houses (or did at one point) Asian elephants? More specifically, two retired females from Circo Hermanos Bell.
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    Toronto Zoo Riverdale zoo elephant photos

    Found some vintage photos of the Riverdale Zoo's Indian elephants from the Toronto photo archives website. They seem to have been kept by the front gates where the cow/horse paddocks are now. If you were just walking in the adjacent park you could have seen them without even going into the...
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    Colchester Zoo Elephants of Dreamland's Safari Wild Animal Park

    My new article at ShowMe Elephants documents a history of Asian elephants at the Colchester Zoo preceding its current collection of African elephants. A new location with elephant history has been added to Elephant.se, Dreamland's Safari Wild Animal Park. It also reveals one of these first...
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    Tierpark Hellabrunn Elephants of the Munich Zoo

    A new article has been posted at ShowMe Elephants regarding Max, a former elephant of the Munich Zoo. If anyone has further information regarding the animal questioned in this report, please leave a comment or message me in an effort to complete his record for elephant historians. >> "John...
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    Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Elephants of the Columbus Zoo

    Photographs taken of the elephant exhibit at the Columbus in June 1995 were recently posted at ShowMe Elephants. >> "The Father's Photographs - Columbus Zoo" at ShowMe Elephants
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    Tama Zoo Elephants of the Tama Zoo

    A new article at ShowMe Elephants regarding the elephant history of the Tama Zoo, stemming from the death of Japan's oldest African elephant last month. If anyone has further information regarding the locations and animals questioned in the report, please leave a comment or message me in an...
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    Toronto Zoo Toronto elephants history article

    Found this article with some interesting stories of the Toronto Zoo's herd. There are mentions of when Tantor beat up Patsy, Iringa's attack and info on births. There are some vintage photos and some video of the herd from way back when they were all still young. (The elephants appear...
  18. Dallaspachyderm

    Renaissance fair elephant!

    This elephant "Paige," is not listed on the elephant data base, she is 24 this year. The Dallas zoo apparently "looked into her," but found she was in absolutely perfect health, mindset, and temperament. (All from sources at the Dallas zoo by the way). Paige is all alone, giving rides to people...
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    Kaliningrad Zoo Elephants of the Kaliningrad Zoo

    A new article at ShowMe Elephants regarding a partial elephant history of Circus Chipperfield, including elephants later relocated to the Soviet Union and possibly the Kaliningrad Zoo. If anyone has further information regarding the locations and animals questioned in the report, please leave a...
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    Lee Richardson Zoo Elephants of the Lee Richardson Zoo

    A new article at ShowMe Elephants regarding two former elephants of the Lee Richardson Zoo, both named Penny. These two animals arrived from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and Carson and Barnes Circus, respectively. If anyone has further information regarding animals questioned in the report, please...
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