Iris
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Twycross Zoo in United Kingdom

† Iris is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1996-09-06 at Twycross Zoo, in United Kingdom, .

Origin

Iris was born wild 1966-12-00.

1991-08-04: Headbutted and killed head keeper Roy Lock.

For most, if not all, of her life Iris was kept as a single elephant.
The EEP has no full recorded date of arrival.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/05/world/elephant-kills-british-keeper.html
  
• Peter Stolk, Netherlands
• Ryan Easley, USA

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• List of all recorded elephants in: European studbook for Asian elephants
• elephant mankillers, elephants that has killed humans. List of elephant mankillers
• More elephants from: Twycross Zoo
• More elephants from: United Kingdom
• More elephants that was born: 1966-12-00
• More elephants that died: 1996-09-06
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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