Harry
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
South Africa unspecified location in South Africa

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Harry  dead elephant

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies: Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:Male ♂
Origin
Born:* unknown
Birth place: in Cambodia unspecified location
Death
Dead: 1951
Death location: Cape Town
Death reason: unknown:
Burial: 1951-00-00, at the sea outside Cape Town
Locations - owners
Present / last location:South Africa unspecified location, in South Africa

Date of arrival

1951-00-00South Africa unspecified location
from Phnom Penh royal palace

1951-00-00Phnom Penh royal palace
from South Africa unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2020-10-22

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† Harry is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1951 at South Africa unspecified location, in South Africa, .

Origin

Harry was born unknown at Cambodia unspecified location.


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1951 Sihanouk, to show his appreciation of America’s strong stance on decolonisation in general and Cambodia’s bid for freedom from the last vestiges of French rule in particular, presented a white elephant to US President Harry Truman. Ok, so Truman was a Democrat and Sihanouk was sending him a Republican icon, but it’s the thought that counts. The elephant was named Harry, a home was prepared for him at Washington zoo, and all seemed to be going well until … Harry died in Cape Town and was buried at sea.
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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Harry, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at South Africa unspecified location in South Africa. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 15 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10476. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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