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Born at the Columbus Zoo in Powell, Ohio, Buster was transfered to the Cincinnati Zoo in December [[1990]] but returned to the Columbus Zoo in October [[1991]]. In April [[1993]] he was moved briefly to Rochester, New York's Seneca Park Zoo, then returned again to Columbus in September of the same year. A month later he made his trip to [[Birmingham]] where he lived for another 13 years. At the time of his death he was the oldest male of his species living in captivity. | Born at the Columbus Zoo in Powell, Ohio, Buster was transfered to the Cincinnati Zoo in December [[1990]] but returned to the Columbus Zoo in October [[1991]]. In April [[1993]] he was moved briefly to Rochester, New York's Seneca Park Zoo, then returned again to Columbus in September of the same year. A month later he made his trip to [[Birmingham]] where he lived for another 13 years. At the time of his death he was the oldest male of his species living in captivity. | ||
==References== | |||
* Marker, Laurie (February 2009) ''[http://www.cheetah.org/ama/orig/ISB_2007Final_Feb_09.pdf 2007 International Cheetah Studbook]'' Otjiwarongo, Namibia: Cheetah Conservation Fund | |||
[[Category:1989 births]] | [[Category:1989 births]] | ||
[[Category:2006 deaths]] | [[Category:2006 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Zoo animals]] | [[Category:Zoo animals]] | ||
Revision as of 16:57, 7 August 2009
Buster (born December 24, 1989 in Powell, Ohio - died August 7, 2006 in Birmingham) was a male cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) on exhibit at the Birmingham Zoo.
Born at the Columbus Zoo in Powell, Ohio, Buster was transfered to the Cincinnati Zoo in December 1990 but returned to the Columbus Zoo in October 1991. In April 1993 he was moved briefly to Rochester, New York's Seneca Park Zoo, then returned again to Columbus in September of the same year. A month later he made his trip to Birmingham where he lived for another 13 years. At the time of his death he was the oldest male of his species living in captivity.
References
- Marker, Laurie (February 2009) 2007 International Cheetah Studbook Otjiwarongo, Namibia: Cheetah Conservation Fund