Cecil

lion that lived in the Hwange National Park
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Cecil

Summary

Cecil is an individual animal[1]. Cecil was born in Zimbabwe[2]. Cecil was born on +2002-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. Cecil died in Zimbabwe[4]. Cecil died on +2015-07-01T00:00:00Z[5]. Cecil draws 199 Wikipedia views per month (individual_animal category, ranking #59 of 289).[6]

Key Facts

  • Cecil was born in Zimbabwe[2].
  • Cecil died in Zimbabwe[4].
  • Cecil was born on +2002-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Cecil died on +2015-07-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Cecil's image is recorded as Cecil the lion at Hwange National Park (4516560206).jpg[7].
  • Cecil is recorded as male organism[8].
  • Cecil's instance of is recorded as individual animal[9].
  • Cecil John Rhodes is named after Cecil[10].
  • Cecil's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316802477[11].
  • Cecil's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015101250[12].
  • Cecil's Commons category is recorded as Cecil (lion)[13].
  • The cause of death was gunshot wound[14].
  • Cecil's manner of death is recorded as killing of animals[15].
  • Cecil's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cecil'}[16].
  • Cecil's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bv3xjvrc[17].
  • Cecil's individual of taxon is recorded as lion[18].
  • Cecil's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PCjxrjqbh9WVpVXFhwk69pd[19].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Zimbabwe[2], Cecil… Cecil was born on +2002-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Death and Burial

Cecil died on +2015-07-01T00:00:00Z[5]. Cecil died in Zimbabwe[4]. The cause of death was gunshot wound[14].

Why It Matters

Cecil draws 199 Wikipedia views per month (individual_animal category, ranking #59 of 289).[6] Cecil has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

FAQs

Where was Cecil born?

Born in Zimbabwe[2], Cecil…

Where did Cecil die?

Cecil passed away in Zimbabwe[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Library of Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cecil_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Cecil}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cecil}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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