† Sheba (Nirvana) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Ridgeways circus, in Australia, . Official death reason described as choked to death of twig/pneumonia? / death from a branch.
Sheba (Nirvana) was born wild 1967.
1974: Nirvana was sold to a circus after near accidents involving the staff. During transport she attacked the truck driver in the dark and took his finger straight off. She was sold to Ridgways Circus in New Zealand. Because she had been bought for the zoo with money raised by public donation her name had to be changed. With the circus her name became Sheba and she lived for about 10 years. I think that she died of pneumonia Steve Robinson, 2010. Sheba choked to death in Christchurch on a small twig from a branch of a tree she was eating. She was buried there.
She was sold to Ridgways Circus in New Zealand. Because she had been bought for the zoo with money raised by public donation her name had to be changed. With the circus her name became Sheba and she lived for about 10 years. I think that she died of pneumonia
Sheba choked to death in Christchurch on a small twig from a branch of a tree she was eating. She was buried there.
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