Shanti
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Shanti

Identification

SSP nr	487

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 29 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1947 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1976-12-15
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington, in United States

Date of arrival

1950-04-16	Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington from Mysore Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-18

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Shanti is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1976-12-15 at Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington, in United States, .

Origin

Shanti was born wild 1947.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Shanti, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 14 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2572. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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