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Asali
born 2025-06-03 at
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died 2025-06-11 at
Basel Zoo
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relocated 2025-06-04 to
Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
† circus director
Robert Johnson
died 2025-06-07
Elephants dead 1972
29 records of elephants deaths in the
database
during 1972
Name
Species - Sex
Birth
Death
Age
Reason
Location
unknown
LC -
1972?
?
unknown
Brijuni Zoo (National Park)
Lampoon
EM - M
1961
1972-12-06
11
euthanised
aggressive
Givskud Zoo
Barbar (Barbas)
EM - F
1935-07-00
1972-11-07
37
unknown
Chester Zoo
Zella
EM - F
1949
1972-10-26
23
unknown
Stuttgart Wilhelma Zoo
Herman
LA - M
1956
1972-09-17
16
anesthesia
during surgical castration
St Louis Zoo
Mangal Peary
EM - F
1972-09-14
?
disease
heart failure
Whipsnade Wild Animal Park
Cutie Pie (Shanti)
EM - F
1963-08
1972-09-05
9
unknown
Fort Worth Zoo
Kitty
EM - F
1964
1972-08-22
8
Omahas Henry Doorly Zoo
stillborn
EM - F
1972-08-13
1972-08-13
0
stillborn
Paris Zoo Vincennes
stillborn
EM - M
1972-07-19
1972-07-19
0
stillborn
Almaty Zoo (Alma-Ata Zoo)
Norma Jean
EM - F
1942
1972-07-17
30
accident
killed by lightning
Clark and Walters Wild Animal Circus
Chiquita
EM - F
1972-06-17
?
euthanised
aggressive, killed Dany Renz in Issoire, France
Circus Rancy
stillborn
EM -
1972-06-17
1972-06-17
0
stillborn
mother was euthanised after 8 months pregnancy
Circus Universal Renz
Jimi
LA - F
1970
1972-04-18
2
disease
cachexia, colon inflammation
Dvur Kralove Zoo
Fatima (Bamula)
EM - F
1947
1972-01-31
25
disease
Pneumonia?
Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have)
Kati
EM - F
1958
1972-01-02
14
euthanised
elephant smallpox
Magdeburg Zoo
Pascha I
EM - M
1954
1972
18
unknown
Sofia Zoo
Sidney (Sid)
EM - F
1972
?
unknown
King Brothers Circus
Carrie
EM - F
1972
?
age
Hoxie Brothers Circus
Baldufa
LA - F
1972
?
unknown
Barcelona Zoo (Park Zoologic de Barcelona)
Trompy
EM - M
1972
?
unknown
Valencia Zoo (Zoo de Valencia)
Katoto
LA - M
1951
1972
21
euthanised
aggressive
Basel Zoo
Anna May
EM - F
1972
?
unknown
Sells and Downs Shows (Sells and Gray New United Shows)
Sleepy
EM - F
1972
?
unknown
Lion Country Safari, Inc - Laguna Hills
Bimbo
EM - M
1972
?
unknown
Pierry Zoo (Zoo Saint-Julien de Pierry, Parc animalier Pierry)
Bunny I
EM - F
1972
?
unknown
Hubert Castle International Circus
Eutina
EM - F
1959
1972
13
disease
elephant smallpox
Circus Carl Althoff
Siam
EM - F
1972
?
euthanised
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Red Unit)
Cindy
EM - F
1972
?
Fossett Brothers Circus (Powell & Clarke)
Internal links about elephant deaths:
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Sex: M is a male elephant bull, F is a female elephant cow. Species: LA is
african bush/savanna elephant
(Loxodonta africana), LC is
african forest elephant
(Loxodonta cyclotis), EM is
asian elephant
(Elephas maximus) Status: (of training method) FC
Free contact
, PC is
Protected contact
, CC is
Confined contact
and NC is
No contact
and
dead
means that the elephant is not more living and trained.
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