Annabelle
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Alaska Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Annabelle
Rob Smith, elephant manager at the Alaska Zoo, offers Annabelle an apple on her 33rd birthday with treats from children Thursday, July 17, 1997. HTTP code: 200 This image is inline deepink from an external server, inline linking does not directly infringe copyright but can be removed on request.

Alternative name:	Annie

Identification

SSP nr	16

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 33 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1964 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1997-12-14
Death reason:	disease: chronic foot infection
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Alaska Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1966-07-05	Alaska Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2018-05-23: text 2020-12-08: link to http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7570

Latest document update	2020-12-08 09:18:01

† Annabelle is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1997-12-14 at Alaska Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as chronic foot infection.

Origin

Annabelle was born wild 1964.

Comments / pictures

Annabelle was the reason the Alaska zoo was built, a wholesaler won her for selling the most toilet paper.

1966: The baby Asian elephant was offered as a prize in a Chiffon Tissue contest sponsored by Crown Zellerbach. The prize was either $3,000 or a baby elephant. Jack Snyder, A local grocer won the contest and eventually gave Annabelle to Sammye Seawell, the zoo's founder.

The baby elephant was kept in a heated horse stall until the zoo was ready for her.

1997: In Dec. 14, 1997, Annabelle, born in India in 1964, (Edit: EEG claims she was born in Thailand) died at age 33 of a chronic foot infection.

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Annabelle, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Alaska Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=116. (archived at the Wayback machine)