Miss Bets an African Bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) at Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens
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| ☨ Miss Bets | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| ID nr: | SSP Number: 560 - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Species: | African Bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sex and age: | Female ♀ 12 years old | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dead date: | † 2019-02-09 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Death reason: | euthanised: decline in health | |||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens | |||||||||||||||||||
| Arrival | Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens 2015-05-00 from Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born: | * 2007-12-08 captive-born in Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary | |||||||||||||||||||
| Birth weight (kgs and pounds): | 119.55 kgs, 263.00 lbs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parents: | Willie x Amy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Siblings through the father Willie: |
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| Document updated | 2010-11-21: Birth weight, Text RE 2011-02-21: SSP RE 2015-12-29: transfer 2017-12-12: death report 2020-04-15: corrected death date | |||||||||||||||||||
| Miss Betts was born to first-time mother Amy at 5:18 AM. She weighed 263 pounds and measured 35 inches tall at the shoulder. She was named after renowned elephant researcher Elizabeth "Betts" Rasmussen. 2017-12-12: Amy, a 30-year-old African elephant at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, had to be euthanized Monday due to a rapid decline in her health, according to the Fresno Chaffee Zoo. Reference listKoehl, D., (2020). Miss Bets, an African Bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) at Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 October 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3317. (archived at the Wayback machine)Sources used for this article is among others:
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