Deceased elephants at Buenos Aires Zoo in Argentina

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This database list 5 dead elephants

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival location
1	+ ♀ LA Kuki 34	Born: wild 1990? Dead:2024-10-22 (31 years after arrival), age	1993-05-00 Port of Buenos Aires
2	+ ♂ LA Dalia 34	Born: Dead:1943-05-19 (16 years after arrival), unknown	1927-00-00 Porto Alegre Zoo Villa Diamela
3	+ ♀ EM Phua Victoria Portena 3	Born: captive-born 1905-02-23 Siam (Sayan) x Nayan Dead:1908-08-05 (3 years after arrival), unknown	1905-02-23
4	+ ♀ EM Nayan 3	Born: wild 1879 Dead:, unknown	Firma Carl Hagenbeck
5	+ ♂ EM Siam (Sayan) 50	Born: wild 1859 Dead:1909-03-28, euthanised aggressive, mankiller	Firma Carl Hagenbeck

Source for the list of elephants deceased at Buenos Aires Zoo

Facts about Deceased elephants at Buenos Aires Zoo in Argentina, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 14 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=204 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:
Latest update	Name of elephant	Source (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2018-03-11	Kuki:	• Peter Stolk, Netherlands • https://www.clarin.com/ciudades/murio-elefanta-kuky-ultimos-ejemplares-seguian-ecoparque_0_LB1A25NobY.html
2012-02-01	Siam (Sayan):	• Peter Stolk, Netherlands
2011-06-05	Nayan:	• Peter Stolk, Netherlands
2011-06-05	Dalia:	• Peter Stolk, Netherlands • Enzo Henriques, Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Buenos Aires Zoo on elephant-news.com

Buenos Aires Zoo is mentioned on Elephant News:
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2020-06-21	Mara the elephant found sanctuary after 50 years in circuses and zoos - Elephant News
2016-11-25	Fight to save three argentine elephants - Elephant News

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