Mary an African savanna elephant at Montgomery Zoo

 ☨ ♀ Mary  
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 23 years old
Id numberSSP Number: (416)
Origin
Born:* 1985 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1986
Death
Dead date: † 2008-08-16
Death reason: disease: colic with intestinal rupturecolic with intestinal rupture
Offspring
Total: 1 babies
1. Born 2008-08-14
(dead † 2008-09-13)		♂ noname SSP id: 565
Locations
Present / last location:Montgomery Zoo, in United States
Date of Arrival
(Presently sometimes errors!)
2004-12-17Montgomery Zoo
from Gulf Breeze Zoo Northwest Florida
Gulf Breeze Zoo Northwest Florida 2004-03-06
from Elephant Encounters (Bill Morris)
Elephant Encounters (Bill Morris) 2001-03-25
from Serge Coronas
Serge Coronas 1991-01-01
from Allen Campbell
Allen Campbell 1990-10-04
from Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo)
Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo) 1989-10-30
from Allen Campbell
Allen Campbell 1989-00-00
from Premier Wildlife Ranch
Document updated2009-01-27: Previous locations, Birth
2009-08-30: Text
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Description

† Mary is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant, (Loxodonta africana), who died at Montgomery Zoo, in United States, of disease in 2008-08-16. Official death reason described as colic with intestinal rupturecolic with intestinal rupture. (see detailed list).

Offspring

  1. (M) 2008-08-14 -- † 2008-09-13 noname SSP id: 565

Origin

Mary was born wild 1985, captured 1986 .


Comments / pictures

Tina and Mary both spent time together with Billy Morris before they sold to the Gulf Breeze Zoo in March 2004. Seven months later the African cows went together to the Montgomery Zoo for the newly created breeding program.



Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Mary, an African savanna at Montgomery Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 January 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3357. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Bret Bronson
  • Ryan Easley, USA

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    Categories2008 deaths | 1985 births | Born in Zimbabwe | Breeding cows | 1986 captures | Elephants from Montgomery Zoo | United States | African savanna elephants


    This document was updated: 2020-10-18 06:25:24


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