Vaal
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Maryland Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Vaal

Identification

SSP nr	87

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 22 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1972 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1972
Death
Dead:	†1994-06-09
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Maryland Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1975-11-21	Maryland Zoo from Largo Wild Life Preserve

Record history
History of updates	2011-04-26: Previous locations, SSP RE

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

† Vaal is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1994-06-09 at Maryland Zoo, in United States, .

Origin

Vaal was born wild 1972, captured 1972 .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Vaal, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Maryland Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3746. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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