May
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
San Francisco Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ May  dead elephant

Identification

SSP nr434

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 52 years old
Origin
Born:* 1928 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1980-12-30
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:San Francisco Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1930-08-23San Francisco Zoo
Record history
History of updates2020-10-01

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† May is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1980-12-30 at San Francisco Zoo, in United States, .

Origin

May was born wild 1928.


Comments / pictures

Born in East Sri Lanka, May lived her entire life at the San Francisco Zoo until her death in 1980 at 52 years old.

In 1975, May was anesthetized by a Group of 12 veterinarians and treated for foot rot. She was then fitted with cowhide moccasins, laced together with steel cable with a three-layer nonskid rubber sole and lined with sterilized cotton soaked in an antiseptic solution. Each 13-pound shoe cost the country $400 altogether.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). May, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at San Francisco Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6431. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories1980 deaths | 1928 births | Born in Sri Lanka | Elephants from San Francisco Zoo | United States | Asian elephants


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