Deceased elephants at St Louis Zoo in United States

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This database list 20 dead elephants

Nr Sex Species Name Id Status Arrival locationImport
1+ ♂ EM Avi SSP id: 00 < 1 Born: captive-born 2020-07-06
Raja x Rani
Dead:2020-08-02, euthanised developmental impairments limiting his ability to feed
2020-07-06
2+ ♀ EM Kenzi SSP id: 737 7Born: captive-born 2011-06-24
Raja x Rani
Dead:2018-02-24 (7 years after arrival), disease Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1A)
2011-06-24
3+ ♀ EM miscarriage SSP id: 707 < 1 7Born: captive-born 2010-07-08
Raja x Ellie
Dead:2010-07-08, miscarriage
2010-07-08
4+ ♀ EM stillborn fetus still in utero SSP id: 636 < 1 7Born: captive-born 2005-11-19
Raja x Sri
Dead:2005-11-19, stillborn dead fetus still in utero
2005-11-19
5+ ♀ EM Rani SSP id: 386 27Born: captive-born 1996-07-05
Indy (Butch) x Ellie
Dead:2023-1-13 (22 years after arrival), unknown
2001-07-15 Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
6+ ♀ EM Carolyn SSP id: 237 32Born: wild 1968 Dead:2000-04-11 (9 years after arrival), disease Pyelonephritis, tuberculosis, arthritis1991-09-26 Dickerson Park Zoo
7+ ♀ EM Donna SSP id: 235 52Born: wild 1971 Dead:2023-11-09 (52 years after arrival), euthanised 1971-09-28
8+ ♀ EM Celeste SSP id: 589 52Born: wild Dead:1964-09-03, unknown 1964-05-22
9+ ♀ EM Queenie SSP id: 587 52Born: wild Dead:1963-12-25, unknown 1963-12-17
10+ ♂ LA Herman SSP id: 24 16Born: wild 1956 Dead:1972-09-17 (15 years after arrival), anesthesia during surgical castration1957-07-28
11+ ♀ LA Clara Belle SSP id: 25 22Born: wild 1955 Dead:1977-11-01 (20 years after arrival), unknown Musculoskeletal trauma1957-07-28 Firma Ruhe1957?
12+ ♀ EM Clara SSP id: 236 54Born: wild 1953 Dead:2007-03-14 (52 years after arrival), euthanised arthritis1955-04-15 Jungleland Thousand Oaks animal farm (Louis Goebel)
13+ ♀ EM Marie SSP id: 233 42Born: wild 1953 Dead:1995-07-06 (40 years after arrival), unknown 1955-04-15 Jungleland Thousand Oaks animal farm (Louis Goebel)
14+ ♀ EM Pumie SSP id: 543 30Born: wild 1953 Dead:1983-03-09 (28 years after arrival), unknown 1955-04-15 Jungleland Thousand Oaks animal farm (Louis Goebel)
15+ ♀ EM Trudie SSP id: 544 26Born: wild 1953 Dead:1979-07-06 (24 years after arrival), unknown 1955-04-15 Jungleland Thousand Oaks animal farm (Louis Goebel)
16+ ♀ EM Alice SSP id: 582 15Born: wild 1953 Dead:1968-12-12 (13 years after arrival), unknown 1955-04-15 Jungleland Thousand Oaks animal farm (Louis Goebel)
17+ ♀ EM Honey SSP id: 553 15Born: wild 1938 Dead:1953-07-16 (11 years after arrival), disease arthritis1942-06-06 Firma Ruhe
18+ ♂ LA To Timba SSP id: 9 < 1 15Born: wild 1934-01 Dead:1934-10-28, disease infection associated; respiratory bacterial1934-10-12 1934
19+ ♀ EM Martha SSP id: 564 15Born: wild Dead:1933-07-31 (14 years after arrival), unknown 1919-01-02
20+ ♀ EM Miss Jim SSP id: 561 70Born: wild 1878 Dead:1948-10-01 (32 years after arrival), unknown 1916-04-05 William P. Hall Animal Farm

Source for the list of elephants deceased at St Louis Zoo

Reference list

Facts about Deceased elephants at St Louis Zoo in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 12 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=203 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:

Latest updateName of elephantSource (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2023-11-11 Donna:• http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/article_8ea9a0f6-6449-11e0-bfe2-001a4bcf6878.html
•  http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7923
2020-09-06 Avi:• https://www.stlzoo.org/about/contact/pressroom/pressreleases/its-a-boy-asian-elephant-calf-born
•  https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/03/us/st-louis-zoo-baby-elephant-death-trnd/index.html
•  https://elefanten.fandom.com/wiki/Avi
2020-00-08 Rani:• Ryan Easley, USA
•  "St. Louis Zoo's elephant Rani is pregnant," Elephant-News.com, 2010-01-20
•  https://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/mammals/asianelephant/ranis-pregnancy
2018-12-07 Kenzi:• http://www.kmov.com/story/37583292/saint-louis-zoo-elephant-kenzi-daughter-of-raja-dies-of-viral-infection#.WpJ-fI6kcoU.facebook
•  Gary S. Hayward, Ph D. John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
2016-04-21 Miss Jim:• Jim Alexander, https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8897242&postID=5323285380364547567
2016-01-24 Honey:• Buckles WebLog
• Ryan Easley, USA
2012-01-11 Carolyn:• Henry Melvyn Richardson, DVM
•  Ryan Easley, USA
2010-11-14 miscarriage:• Ryan Easley, USA
2008-12-24 Clara Belle:• Ryan Easley, USA
2008-12-24 Herman:• Ryan Easley, USA
2008-10-13 Clara:• News Article
• Buckles WebLog

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