Deceased elephants at Disneys Animal Kingdom in United States

This database list 5 dead elephants

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival location
1	+ ♀ LA Tumpe SSP id: 405 26	Born: captive-born 1983-08-25 Tantor x Tequila Dead:2009-03-17 (2 years after arrival), disease skin sores and gastrointestinal problems	2007-10-18 Riverbanks Zoological Park
2	+ ♂ LA Noname SSP id: 543 < 1 26	Born: captive-born 2005-05-13 Bulwagi x Ibala Dead:2005-05-13, maternal death died during caesarean section	2005-05-13
3	+ ♂ LA stillborn SSP id: 524 < 1 26	Born: captive-born 2003-11-24 Bulwagi x Robin Dead:2003-04-07, stillborn	2003-11-24
4	+ ♀ LA Rafiki SSP id: 190 40	Born: wild 1979 Dead:2019-03-27 (22 years after arrival), unknown	1997-10-04 Phoenix Zoo
5	+ ♀ LA Ibala SSP id: 189 26	Born: wild 1979 Dead:2005-05-13 (8 years after arrival), disease Uterine infection after caesarean section operation	1997-10-04 Phoenix Zoo

Source for the list of elephants deceased at Disneys Animal Kingdom

Facts about Deceased elephants at Disneys Animal Kingdom in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 28 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=304 (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)
2012-09-18	Tumpe:	• Ryan Easley, USA • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • Knoxville Hopes to Lead the Herd in Elephant Breeding, 1998-03-17 • Riverbanks New Elephants Must Mesh, 2007-12-19 • Elephant dies at Disney's Animal Kingdom, 2009-03-18
2011-06-11	stillborn:	• John Lehnhardt, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
2009-03-20	Ibala:	• Ryan Easley, USA • Disney World Elephant Dies of Infection, 2005-05-15
2009-03-20	Rafiki:	• Peter Stolk, Netherlands • Ryan Easley, USA • Disney World Elephant Dies of Infection, 2005-05-15 • Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS)

Disneys Animal Kingdom on elephant-news.com

Disneys Animal Kingdom is mentioned on Elephant News:
Date	Links which opens in new window
2023-02-09	Walt disney world resort : animal keeper associate: elephants - Elephant News
2023-12-16	Disney’s animal kingdom welcomes new baby elephant - Elephant News

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