Tara
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Toronto Zoo in Canada

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Tara  dead elephant
Tara. Toronto Zoo Summer 2009. Photo: © Nick Daniels
Tara. Toronto Zoo Summer 2009. Photo: © Nick Daniels

Identification

SSP nr344

Description

Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 40 years old
Origin
Born:* 1969 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1971
Death
Dead: 2009-11-30
Death reason: disease: arthritis
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Toronto Zoo, in Canada

Date of arrival

1974-07-30Toronto Zoo
from International Fertilizer and Chemical Company (Fred Zeehandelaar)

Record history
History of updates2020-11-08

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† Tara is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2009-11-30 at Toronto Zoo, in Canada, . Official death reason described as arthritis.

Origin

Tara was born wild 1969, captured 1971 .


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In November 2009, the Matriarch of the Toronto Zoo elephant Herd died unexpectedly at 41 years of age. Following the necropsy, authorities were still unable to determine the cause of death. She had been found laying on her side during morning inspection and was unable to rise with or without assistance. She weighed roughly 8500 pounds. Tara was the fourth elephant to die at the zoo since 2006.

"Tara, 41, died after falling in 2009. She had severe Arthritis in both back leg joints, which made it impossible for her to stand. Tara had not been seen lying down in many years."

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Tara, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Toronto Zoo in Canada. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2097. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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