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 location	Import
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 7	Born: 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 7	Born: 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 7	Born: 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 27	Born: 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 32	Born: wild 1968 Dead:2000-04-11 (9 years after arrival), disease Pyelonephritis, tuberculosis, arthritis	1991-09-26 Dickerson Park Zoo
7	+ ♀ EM Donna SSP id: 235 52	Born: wild 1971 Dead:2023-11-09 (52 years after arrival), euthanised	1971-09-28
8	+ ♀ EM Celeste SSP id: 589 52	Born: wild Dead:1964-09-03, unknown	1964-05-22
9	+ ♀ EM Queenie SSP id: 587 52	Born: wild Dead:1963-12-25, unknown	1963-12-17
10	+ ♂ LA Herman SSP id: 24 16	Born: wild 1956 Dead:1972-09-17 (15 years after arrival), anesthesia during surgical castration	1957-07-28
11	+ ♀ LA Clara Belle SSP id: 25 22	Born: wild 1955 Dead:1977-11-01 (20 years after arrival), unknown Musculoskeletal trauma	1957-07-28 Firma Ruhe	1957?
12	+ ♀ EM Clara SSP id: 236 54	Born: wild 1953 Dead:2007-03-14 (52 years after arrival), euthanised arthritis	1955-04-15 Jungleland Thousand Oaks animal farm (Louis Goebel)
13	+ ♀ EM Marie SSP id: 233 42	Born: 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 30	Born: 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 26	Born: 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 15	Born: 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 15	Born: wild 1938 Dead:1953-07-16 (11 years after arrival), disease arthritis	1942-06-06 Firma Ruhe
18	+ ♂ LA To Timba SSP id: 9 < 1 15	Born: wild 1934-01 Dead:1934-10-28, disease infection associated; respiratory bacterial	1934-10-12	1934
19	+ ♀ EM Martha SSP id: 564 15	Born: wild Dead:1933-07-31 (14 years after arrival), unknown	1919-01-02
20	+ ♀ EM Miss Jim SSP id: 561 70	Born: 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

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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)

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Latest update	Name of elephant	Source (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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2020-08-22	Birth defects contributed to death of saint louis zoo's baby elephant avi - Elephant News

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