Dixie
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Whipsnade Wild Animal Park in United Kingdom

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Dixie  dead elephant
Dixie in Whipsnade 1961 or 1962. Photo: *BRACK
Dixie in Whipsnade 1961 or 1962. Photo: Christoffer Brack, Wüppertal, Germany. Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100073098771893
Identification
EEP nr0302
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 46 years old
Origin
Born:* 1917 wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead: †1963-10-21
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, in United Kingdom
Date of arrival
1932-01-18Whipsnade Wild Animal Park
from Bostock & Wombwells Menagerie (Wombwell No.2 menagerie)
Record history
History of updates2021-03-04
Latest document update2021-11-12 18:08:34
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† Dixie is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1963-10-21 at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, in United Kingdom, .

Origin

Dixie was born wild 1917 at Asia unspecified location.


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Other sources state she died in 1966

Records about Dixie from EEPEuropean Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Dixie:

0302 F ~ 1903 UNK UNK BOSTOCK ~ 1910 NONE Transfer DIXIE
WHIPSNADE 18 Jan 1932 2324 Transfer
21 Oct 1963 Death

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online
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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Dixie, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 September 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2147. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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