Freda
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Glasgow Zoo in United Kingdom

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Freda  dead elephant



Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Sri Lanka unspecified location
Imported:1948? by Circus Chipperfield
Death
Dead: 1954
Death reason: disease: serious gastric complaint
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Glasgow Zoo, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

1948-00-00Glasgow Zoo
from Circus Chipperfield

1948-03-00Circus Chipperfield
from Port of Colombo

1948-00-00Port of Colombo
from Sri Lanka unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2012-09-04

Latest document update2021-09-16 18:42:57
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† Freda is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1954 at Glasgow Zoo, in United Kingdom, . Official death reason described as serious gastric complaint.

Origin

Freda was born wild at Sri Lanka unspecified location. and imported 1948? by Circus Chipperfield


Comments / pictures

1947-1948: She is said to have been part of a 30 elephants import (during 3 imports in 1947 and 1948) by Circus Chipperfield.
1954: Cause of death, in the spring of 1954, was a “serious gastric complaint”

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Freda, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Glasgow Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=237. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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