Deceased elephants at Gladys Porter Zoo in United States

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This database list 7 dead elephants

Nr Sex Species Name Id Status Arrival locationImport
1+ ♀ LA Luella SSP id: 375 21Born: wild 1979 Dead:2000-03-18 (2 years after arrival), disease infection associated; cardiovascular viral1998-10-25 Jo-Don Farms (Don Meyer)
2+ ♀ LA Tiani SSP id: 149 21Born: wild 1977 Dead:1998-09-13 (2 years after arrival), disease digestive; nutrition1996-06-00 Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
3+ ♂ LA miscarriage SSP id: 502 < 1 21Born: captive-born 1983-08-31
Macho (Tantar) x Juju
Dead:1983-08-31, miscarriage 		1983-08-31
4+ ⚪ LA stillborn SSP id: 501 < 1 21Born: captive-born 1981-10-17
Macho (Tantar) x Juju
Dead:1981-10-17, stillborn 		1981-10-17
5+ ♀ LA Tanya (China, Cheena) SSP id: 51 24Born: wild 1964 Dead:1988-05-04 (17 years after arrival), euthanised musculoskeletal mechanical abnormality1971-10-21 Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
6+ ♂ LA Macho (Tantar) SSP id: 45 43Born: wild 1962 Dead:2005-03-09 (34 years after arrival), disease blood clot1971-10-21 Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
7+ ♀ LA Juju SSP id: 67 25Born: wild 1968 Dead:1993-03-25 (22 years after arrival), disease infection associated, cardiovascular viral; buried1971-09-21 International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)

Source for the list of elephants deceased at Gladys Porter Zoo

Reference list

Facts about Deceased elephants at Gladys Porter Zoo in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2026), available online retrieved 19 May 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=256 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:

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2018-03-13 Macho (Tantar):• 41-Year Old Elephant Macho Dies at Gladys Porter Zoo
•  http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/image_180a0816-ce36-58cd-a0fe-a13ee1f299c7.html
2011-04-06 miscarriage:• 
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2011-03-22 Luella:• Ryan Easley, USA
2008-04-02 stillborn:• 
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling


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