Deceased elephants at Detroit Zoo in United States

This database list 4 dead elephants

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival location
1	+ ♀ EM Missy SSP id: 225 33	Born: wild 1964 Dead:1997-10-18 (3 years after arrival), euthanised arthritis	1994-11-09 Fort Worth Zoo
2	+ ♀ EM Kita SSP id: 88 31	Born: wild 1958 Dead:1989-12-23 (30 years after arrival), euthanised arthritis; pnemonia; infected feet	1959-05-20
3	+ ♀ LA Shara SSP id: 319 14	Born: wild 1955 Dead:1969-03-05 (13 years after arrival), disease infection associated; respiratory bacterial	1956-06-27 Firma Ruhe
4	+ ♀ EM Ruth SSP id: 89 46	Born: wild 1948 Dead:1994-02-17, anesthesia during TB testing	Belle Isle Nature Zoo (Safariland, Detroit Zoo)

Source for the list of elephants deceased at Detroit Zoo

Facts about Deceased elephants at Detroit Zoo in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 4 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=75 (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)
2011-04-16	Ruth:	• "Table 4: Captive Elephants 1988-1999 and Additions to 1980-1988 Records," Elephant, The Publication of the Elephant Research Foundation, Vol 2 No 4, January 2000. p 65-71
2011-01-02	Missy:	• Ryan Easley, USA • Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • "Carson & Barnes Circus 1962", Buckles Web Log, 2007-09-05 • "Robert "Smokey" Jones #1, Buckles Web Log, 2005-09-10 • "Table 4: Captive Elephants 1988-1999 and Additions to 1980-1988 Records," Elephant, The Publication of the Elephant Research Foundation, Vol 2 No 4, January 2000. p 65-71
2010-12-31	Kita:	• "Table 4: Captive Elephants 1988-1999 and Additions to 1980-1988 Records," Elephant, The Publication of the Elephant Research Foundation, Vol 2 No 4, January 2000. p 65-71

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