Shakuntala
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Beardsley Zoological Gardens in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Shakuntala  dead elephant
Alternative name: Babe, Lollipop
Identification
SSP nr425
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 25 years old
Origin
Born:* 1953 wild
Birth place: in Karnataka unspecified location
Death
Dead: †1978-03-23
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Beardsley Zoological Gardens, in United States
Date of arrival
1955-06-13Beardsley Zoological Gardens
from Old MacDonalds
Record history
History of updates2011-01-11: Previous locations, Birth, Death, SSP RE
2025-03-08: Born in Karnataka
Latest document update2025-03-08 16:54:24

† Shakuntala is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1978-03-23 at Beardsley Zoological Gardens, in United States, .

Origin

Shakuntala was born wild 1953 at Karnataka unspecified location.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Shakuntala, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Beardsley Zoological Gardens in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4362. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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