Mimi
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Unknown in Unknown

Biography

☨ ⚪ Mimi

Identification

EEP nr	8008

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	, unknown age
Status:	Lost to follow-up
Management:	Assumed dead
Origin
Born:	* 1977 unknown
Birth place:	in Africa unspecified location
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Unknown, in Unknown

Date of arrival

	Unknown from Southampton Zoo

1982-10-09	Southampton Zoo from Dublin Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2010-04-14: 2020-11-06: Updated as lost to trace 2021-12-24: Born in Africa

Latest document update	2021-12-24 09:15:50

† Mimi is a dead Lost to follow-up African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , assumed dead at the Unknown in , in Unknown.

Origin

Mimi was born unknown 1977 at Africa unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

Presented to Irish President Patrick Hillery by President Julius Nyerere during a state visit in February that year. This elephant was sent to Southampton Zoological Gardens on the 09/10/1982.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mimi, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Unknown in Unknown. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 15 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5563. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Sandra Devaney, Registrar/Research Coordinator, Dublin Zoo
African Elephant Studbook, Europe Regional EEP
by Amelia Terkel, Zoological center Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Israel

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List of all recorded elephants in: European studbook for Asian elephants
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