Perth Zoo in Australia

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Perth Zoo
Typezoo
First elephant arrived1900
Last elephant left2025
Address 20 Labouchere Rd
Zip-code 6151
Place South Perth
Region Western Australia
Country Australia
Website Website
Related persons
Owner
Directors 1898-1935: Ernest Albert Le Souef
William Henry Dudley Le Souef (1856-1923)
Wendy Attenborough
Zoological department
Head Veterinarian 2003-2021: Simone Vitali
Veterinarians 1997-2003: Simone Vitali
Zookeeper 1977-1987: Richard Wilson
Elephant department
Elephant managementProtected Contact, since
Elephant Trainer 1934-1935: W. Carlisle
Head keepers
of elephants
1998-now: Steve Edmunds
1987-1997: Richard Wilson
-: Joseph Noble
: Lee Sambrock
Elephant keepers
2012-now: Gavin Bourchier
2002: Steve Edmunds
-: Grant Harris
Record history
History of updates2025-11-03: last elephant left 2025-11-03:
Latest document update2025-11-03 10:07:29
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Description

Perth Zoo, located at 20 Labouchere Rd, in South Perth, Australia and the first elephant arrived in 1900. The last elephant left in 2025.

Perth Zoo elephants were managed in Protected Contact.

Taxidermy specimens

Perth Zoo has in its collection 1 elephantine museum specimens with records in this database:

(Measurements of teeth and body parts follow the system described by Maglio (1973; P = plate number, L = length, W = width, H = height, LF = lamellar frequency)

Dolly Accession nr: . Received: 1935-02-04 ♀ Dolly
Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
* Born 1931? at Sumatra unspecified location † Dead 1935-02-04 at Perth Zoo
Death: disease Death reason:

Comments / picturesThe first elephant in Perth Zoo was Bob Singm arriving in October 1900, but died 9 years old in 1904 from osteoporosis.


Perth Zoo in Australia AustraliaCrowds of people watching elephants arriving by ship at Fremantle Harbour for Perth Zoo, 1963-01-23. Credit: PerthNow, Supplied

Perth Zoo in Australia Australia

Migrants in employment in Australia - Joseph Noble works at South Perth Zoo, he was an animal trainer and stunt man in many Hollywood films before coming to Australia. He left Scotland 40 years ago. Here he is with two recently imported elephants, Tricia and Tania.

In 1962 two female Asiatic elephant calves arrived. They were named Tricia and Tania in a newspaper competition. In 1967 Nancy Le Souef, daughter of the first Director, retired after spending her whole working life and her childhood at the Zoo. Nancy has some interesting memories of the Zoo as a child. When Jumbaroo, an Asiatic elephant, was delivered he came by ferry to the Mends St Jetty and was enticed
through the streets to the Zoo by being offered bananas.
Historical notes



Perth Zoo has unveiled its new $5 million elephant enclosure.
The exhibit is three times the size of the previous enclosure and features mud wallows, scratching posts, drinking fountains and new barn facilities.
The Environment Minister Donna Faragher says the redevelopment of the 20 year old exhibit was funded by the State Government and provides significant benefits for the elephants and for visitors to Perth Zoo.
"The redevelopment, the largest capital works project at Perth Zoo for more than 15 years, provides more space, new facilities and new Enrichment activities for the elephants.
The enclosure includes a grove of rainforest trees for the female elephants, 52 year old Tricia and 19 year old Permai.
The bull elephant, Putra Mas now has exclusive use of the original elephant yard.

Elephants Wallow in New Enclosure at Perth Zoo, 01/09/2009



References for records about Perth Zoo

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Perth Zoo, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=550. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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