Relocated elephants from Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington in United States


Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington had previously 6 elephants relocated to new location.
Nr Sex Species Name Id Status Arrival
Departure		 Present locationImport
1 † ♀ EM - Shanthi
SSP id: 165
 dead: Born wild 1976 Dead: 2020-06-26, 44 yrs Reason: euthanised: advanced osteoarthritis 1976-12-29
1991-03-15		 Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington 1976
2 † ♀ EM - Jenny
SSP id: 482
 dead: Born wild 1944 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1949-07-02
1954-10-15		 Unknown
3 † ♀ EM - unknown
SSP id: 479
 dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1898-04-11
1899-07-30		 Unknown
4 ♂ EM - Kandula
SSP id: 538
 PC: Born captive-born 2001-11-25 2001-11-25
2015-10-00		 Oklahoma City Zoo
5 † ♀ EM - Dixie
SSP id: 485
 dead: Born wild 1955 Dead: 1976-03-16, 21 yrs Reason: anesthesia: heart attack during second foot surgery 1956-11-06
1959-09-23		 Crandon Park Zoo
6 † ♂ LC - Dzimbo
SSP id: 30
 dead: Born wild 1958 Dead: 1976-09-28, 18 yrs Reason: accident: infection associated - incinerated 1959-10-12
1976-06-15		 Lion Country Safari, Inc - Florida


Source for the list of elephants relocated, previously living at Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington

Reference list

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 28 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=118 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:

Latest updateName of elephantSource (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2020-06-28 Shanthi:• J. C. Danzansky, Washington Zoo
•  Ryan Easley, USA
•  "Washington National Zoo Artificially Inseminates Asian Elephant Shanti," 2007-04-02
•  "National Zoo Tries to Get Asian Elephant Pregnant," 2008-01-19
•  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/national-zoo-mourns-beloved-member-its-herd-180975211/
2016-02-02 Kandula:• Ryan Easley, USA
•  "Raging Bull," Elephant-News.com, 2008-03-27
•  "Kandula - Elephant Story," Elephant-News.com, 2008-08-19
•  https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-male-elephant-all-grown-up-leaves-washington-on-a-search-for-love/2015/10/20/fed0c046-7739-11e5-bc80-9091021aeb69_story.html
2012-06-16 Dzimbo:• J. C. Danzansky, Washington Zoo
•  <a href="http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=11506">Dwight D. Eisenhower: 214 - Radio and Television Report to the American People on the European Trip.</a>
•  Article and Image at ShowMe Elephants: <a href="http://www.showmeelephants.com/2011/05/national-zoo-dzimbo.html">"National Zoo - Dzimbo," 05/24/2011</a>
2007-07-24 unknown:• J. C. Danzansky, Washington Zoo


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