Amy at Chaffee Zoological Gardens
Amy. Riddle's Elephant Sanctuary 08/2004. Photo: � Ryan Easley | ||
| † Amy | ID Number: | SSP Number: 465 - |
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| Species: | African Bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) | |
| Sex and age: | Female ♀ 30 years old | |
| Dead date: | † 2017-12-12 | |
| Death reason: | euthanised: torn ligament in her right elbow | |
| Location: | Chaffee Zoological Gardens | |
| Arrived | Chaffee Zoological Gardens 2015-05-00 from Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary 2004-05-22 from William Buckles Woodcock William Buckles Woodcock 1992-00-00 from Bob Norris | |
| Born: | 1987 wild Zimbabwe | |
| Capture: | 1987, | |
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| Document updated | 2009-09-03:Text, Image RE 2011-03-13:Arrival RE 2015-12-29:transfer 2018-02-28: dead | |
| Amy is the star of the book The Cowboy and His Elephant by Malcolm MacPherson. She had been originally trained by Army Maguire for Buckles Woodcock. 2017-12-12: Zoo officials said Amy was euthanized humanely Monday after nearly two years of medical treatment in an effort to repair a torn ligament in her right elbow. Despite the treatments, her health had declined rapidly. Sources, among others
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