Penny
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Lee Richardson Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Penny  dead elephant

Identification

SSP nrT2250

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 10 years old
Origin
Born:* 1946 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1956-06-22
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Lee Richardson Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1953-00-00Lee Richardson Zoo
from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

1948-00-00Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
from Jungleland Thousand Oaks animal farm (Louis Goebel)

Record history
History of updates2008-10-03

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† Penny is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1956-06-22 at Lee Richardson Zoo, in United States, .

Origin

The North American Regional Studbook lists this elephant with a Temporary Studbook Number, lacking "supporting documentation to validate their identity."

Penny was born wild 1946.


Comments / pictures

1956. Penny, the zoo’s first elephant, was donated by the Cheyenne Mountain zoo in Colorado Springs. She was transported here gratis by local trucker, C.F. McGraw, and was reputed to have rocked back and forth on the way, almost upsetting the truck.
History of Lee Richardson Zoo


Contradictory records:

According to the North American Regional Studbook for the Asian Elephant, Penny arrived at the Lee Richardson Zoo in 1953.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Penny, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Lee Richardson Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4675. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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