† Annabelle is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1997-12-14 at Alaska Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as chronic foot infection.
Annabelle was born wild 1964.
Annabelle was the reason the Alaska zoo was built, a wholesaler won her for selling the most toilet paper. 1966: The baby Asian elephant was offered as a prize in a Chiffon Tissue contest sponsored by Crown Zellerbach. The prize was either $3,000 or a baby elephant. Jack Snyder, A local grocer won the contest and eventually gave Annabelle to Sammye Seawell, the zoo's founder. The baby elephant was kept in a heated horse stall until the zoo was ready for her. 1997: In Dec. 14, 1997, Annabelle, born in India in 1964, (Edit: EEG claims she was born in Thailand) died at age 33 of a chronic foot infection.
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