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

Biography

☨ ♀ Joan

Identification

ASMP nr	40

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

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

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-10: 2025-03-13: 2025-03-18:

Latest document update	2021-09-18 11:21:58
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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

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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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