Deceased elephants at Miami Metro Zoo in United States

This database list 6 dead elephants

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival location	Import
1	+ ♀ LA Lisa SSP id: 130 44	Born: wild 1973 Dead:2017-08-22, unknown	2016-04-19 Virginia Zoo
2	+ ♀ LA Cita SSP id: 79 44	Born: wild 1969 Dead:, killed during fight with Peggy, she was knocked down and unable to recover	2016-04-19 Virginia Zoo
3	+ ♀ EM Maude (Melba) SSP id: 74 40	Born: wild 1973 Dead:2013-11-27 (2 years after arrival), disease During a constipation treatment Maude collapsed	2011-02-21 Sanford Central Florida Zoological Park
4	+ ♂ EM Dahlip SSP id: 139 56	Born: claimed captive-born 1966? Dead:2022-11-24 (27 years after arrival), euthanised collapsed and couldnt rise	1995-06-02 Two Tails Ranch	1967
5	+ ♀ EM Pearl SSP id: 142 < 1 56	Born: captive-born 1985-10-28 Dahlip x Seetna Dead:1985-10-30, unknown	1985-10-28
6	+ ♂ LA Machito SSP id: 197 32	Born: wild 1980 Dead:2012-07-03 (31 years after arrival), euthanised	1981-11-11 North Carolina Zoo

Source for the list of elephants deceased at Miami Metro Zoo

Facts about Deceased elephants at Miami Metro Zoo in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=302 (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)
2018-02-28	Lisa:	• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2007/05/from-henry-edgar.html • http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/miami-dade/fl-sb-miami-zoo-elephant-dies-20170822-story.html
2016-04-20	Cita:	• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2007/05/from-henry-edgar.html • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article226755339.html
2016-01-23	Machito:	• http://www.showmeelephants.com/2011/02/bulls-of-zoo-miami.html • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/05/machito-dead-zoo-miami-elephant_n_1650945.html • https://www.facebook.com/zoomiami/posts/430023393686636
2013-12-04	Maude (Melba):	• Denny Zee • Richard Chiger • http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21003680173862/
2012-04-09	Dahlip:	• Ryan Easley, USA • https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/11/24/zoo-miami-mourns-loss-of-iconic-elephant-fixture-since-1967/

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