Rosie
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Bristol Zoo in United Kingdom

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Rosie  dead elephant

Identification

EEP nr3801

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 36 years old
Origin
Born:* 1925 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1961-07-21
Death reason: euthanised:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Bristol Zoo, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

1938-03-01Bristol Zoo
Record history
History of updates2022-10-29

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Rosie is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1961-07-21 at Bristol Zoo, in United Kingdom, .

Origin

Rosie was born wild 1925.


Comments / pictures

Rosie the elephant died in 1961. She had given 80,000 rides a year to children but she was quickly replaced with Wendy, an Asian elephant.
Bristol Zoo

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Rosie, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Bristol Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1359. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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