Lota
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Lota  dead elephant
Identification
SSP nr162
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 53 years old
Origin
Born:* 1952 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †2005-02-10
Death reason: disease: Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States
Date of arrival
2004-11-17Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
from Hawthorn Corporation
1990-11-27Hawthorn Corporation
from Milwaukee County Zoo
1954-05-22Milwaukee County Zoo
from Nehru Zoological Park
Record history
History of updates2009-10-08: Previous locations, Birth, Death, SSP, Text RE
2011-05-02: Photo RE
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Lota is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2005-02-10 at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States, . Official death reason described as Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).

Origin

Lota was born wild 1952.


Comments / pictures

Photo: "Milwaukee County Zoo Photographs" at ShowMe Elephants

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Lota, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1466. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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