Deceased elephants at Memphis Zoo in United States

This database list 6 dead elephants

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival location
1	+ ♀ LA Lil Girl SSP id: 568 < 1	Born: captive-born 2009-07-06 Jack (Jackson) x Asali Dead:2009-07-07, killed by mother	2009-07-06
2	+ ♀ LA Tyranza SSP id: 49 55	Born: wild 1965 Dead:2020-09-04 (43 years after arrival), euthanised	1977-11-03 Circus World (Polk City)
3	+ ♂ LA Tombi SSP id: 126 2	Born: wild 1972-10 Dead:1974-05-09, unknown digestive trauma	1974-04-19 International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)
4	+ ♀ EM Alice SSP id: 711 / T1038 38	Born: wild 1917 Dead:1955-10-31 (3 years after arrival), unknown	1952-05-00 Great American Circus
5	+ ♀ EM Florence SSP id: 709 / T1027 29	Born: wild 1917 Dead:1946-02-23 (20 years after arrival), disease pnemonia	1926-05-00 Great American Circus
6	+ ⚪ LA miscarriage 29	Born: captive-born x Gina Dead:2012-03-17, miscarriage

Source for the list of elephants deceased at Memphis Zoo

Facts about Deceased elephants at Memphis Zoo in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=623 (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)
2020-09-05	Tyranza:	• https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2020/09/04/memphis-zoo-elephant-tyranza-dies-after-health-decline/
2016-01-05	Florence:	• Ryan Easley, USA • "Memphis Zoo Elephant Dies," The Billboard, 1946-03-02
2016-01-05	Alice:	• Ryan Easley, USA
2012-03-31	miscarriage:	• http://midtown.wmctv.com/news/urban-wildlife/71363-memphis-zoo-elephant-suffers-miscarriage
2011-06-11	Lil Girl:	• Ryan Easley, USA • "Memphis Zoo prepares for first elephant birth," Elephant-News.com, 2008-07-08 • "African Elephant About to Give Birth At Memphis Zoo," Elephant-News.com, 2009-06-23 • "Le Bonheur donates breast milk pump for Memphis Zoos pregnant elephant," Elephant-News.com, 2009-07-03 • "Its A Girl!" Elephant-News.com, 2009-07-07 • "Memphis Zoos baby elephant accidentally killed by its mother," Elephant-News.com, 2009-07-07

Memphis Zoo on elephant-news.com

Memphis Zoo is mentioned on Elephant News:
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2020-09-08	North america’s oldest elephant dies after dramatic decline in health - Elephant News

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