Joan
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Sydney Zoo in Australia

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Joan  dead elephant

Identification

ASMP nr40

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 18 years old
Origin
Born:* 1958 wild
Birth place:
Imported:1962? by Mayfields Kennels and Zoo (H.H. de Souza)
Death
Dead: 1976-07-10
Death reason: disease: gangrenous tail as result from bite from another elephant
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Sydney Zoo, in Australia

Date of arrival

1962-11-01Sydney Zoo
from Mayfields Kennels and Zoo (H.H. de Souza)

Record history
History of updates2025-03-10:
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† Joan is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1976-07-10 at Sydney Zoo, in Australia, . Official death reason described as gangrenous tail as result from bite from another elephant.

Origin

Joan was born wild 1958. and imported 1962? by Mayfields Kennels and Zoo (H.H. de Souza)

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Joan, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Sydney Zoo in Australia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2074. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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