Mary Ann
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Maryland Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Mary Ann  dead elephant

Identification

SSP nrT2317

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 19 years old
Origin
Born:* 1922 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1941
Death reason: unknown:
Burial: 1941-00-00, at Maryland graveyard
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Maryland Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1925-04-12Maryland Zoo
Record history
History of updates2023-11-22

Latest document update2021-07-04 04:53:24
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† Mary Ann is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1941 at Maryland Zoo, in United States, .

Origin

The North American Regional Studbook lists this elephant with a Temporary Studbook Number, lacking "supporting documentation to validate their identity."

Mary Ann was born wild 1922.


Comments / pictures

Mary Ann was the first elephant at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. She was purchased for $700 with money collected by school children.

The first elephant at the Baltimore Zoo, Mary Ann, received an official burial in a Maryland graveyard when she died in 1941.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Mary Ann, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Maryland Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4678. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories1941 deaths | 1922 births | Born in India | Elephants from Maryland Zoo | United States | Asian elephants


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