Hillery
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Knoxville Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Hillery

Identification

SSP nr	171

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 8 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1978-05-16 captive-born
Birth place:	in Knoxville Zoo

Parents:	♂ Louie (Old Diamond) x ♀ Hazel (Sapphire)
Death
Dead:	†1986-03-25
Death reason:	euthanised: urinary mechanical abnormality
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Knoxville Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1982-06-22	Knoxville Zoo from Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit)

Record history
History of updates	2012-02-28: hu

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Hillery is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1986-03-25 at Knoxville Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as urinary mechanical abnormality.

Origin

Hillery was born captive-born 1978-05-16 at Knoxville Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Hillery are: ♂ Louie (Old Diamond) (father) and ♀ Hazel (Sapphire) (mother).

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Hillery, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Knoxville Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 December 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3668. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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