Deceased elephants at Dickerson Park Zoo in United States


This database list 12 dead elephants

Nr Sex Species Name Id Status Arrival locationImport
1+ ♀ EM Nisha SSP id: 641 < 1 Born: captive-born 2006-07-18
Sabu x Moola
Dead:2007-12-01, disease Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1A)		2006-07-18
2+ ♂ EM Pete SSP id: 522 < 1 Born: captive-born 2000-04-12
Onyx (Big Mac) x Vickie (Vicky, Vates)
Dead:2000-04-12, unknown 		2000-04-12
3+ ♂ EM Haji SSP id: 520 3Born: captive-born 1999-11-28
Onyx (Big Mac) x Moola
Dead:2002-06-07 (3 years after arrival), disease Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1B)		1999-11-28
4+ ♀ EM Minyahk (Ole C.C.) SSP id: 96 61Born: wild 1949 Dead:2010-08-04 (11 years after arrival), age bacterial disease, broken vertebrae1999-03-31 Oklahoma City Zoo
5+ ♂ EM stillborn SSP id: 405 < 1 61Born: captive-born 1997-09-06
Onyx (Big Mac) x Vickie (Vicky, Vates)
Dead:1997-09-06, stillborn 		1997-09-06
6+ ♂ EM stillborn SSP id: 334 < 1 61Born: captive-born 1992-09-07
Onyx (Big Mac) x Tuffy (Kathy)
Dead:1992-09-07, stillborn 		1992-09-07
7+ ♀ EM Maiya (Kate) SSP id: 312 2Born: captive-born 1991-07-26
Onyx (Big Mac) x Connie (Pinky)
Dead:1993-02-28 (2 years after arrival), disease Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus		1991-07-26
8+ ♀ EM Tuffy (Kathy) SSP id: 278 28Born: wild 1964 Dead:1992-09-07 (6 years after arrival), maternal death caesarean section1986-10-10 Jo-Don Farms (Don Meyer)
9+ ♀ EM noname SSP id: 106 < 1 28Born: captive-born 1985-06-12
Onyx (Big Mac) x Connie (Pinky)
Dead:1985-06-12, unknown 		1985-06-12
10+ ♀ EM Connie (Pinky) SSP id: 105 49Born: wild 1964 Dead:2013-10-04? (32 years after arrival), unknown 1981-11-25 Abilene Zoo
11+ ♂ EM Onyx (Big Mac) SSP id: 104 40Born: wild 1962 Dead:2002-05-22 (22 years after arrival), disease intestinal rupture1980-09-26 AEPIF-ARC (Murray Hill-Arlan Seidon)
12+ ♂ EM Mr. Ed (Khun Chorn, Khun-Chorn, K-C) SSP id: 67 38Born: captive-born 1978-05-19
Packy x Me-Tu
Dead:2016-01-17 (36 years after arrival), euthanised collapsed, arthritis		1980-02-28 Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo)

Source for the list of elephants deceased at Dickerson Park Zoo

Reference list

Facts about Deceased elephants at Dickerson Park Zoo in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=97 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:

Latest updateName of elephantSource (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2018-12-07 Nisha:• Elephant celebrates 1st birthday at zoo. Party, crafts and other fun mark Dickerson Park's first ZooFest
• Elephant Calf Succumbs
•  Gary S. Hayward, Ph D. John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
2018-12-07 Haji:• Ryan Easley, USA
•  Gary S. Hayward, Ph D. John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
2016-01-22 Mr. Ed (Khun Chorn, Khun-Chorn, K-C):• http://www.dickersonparkzoo.org/Zoo/?p=7142
2013-10-23 Connie (Pinky):• Ryan Easley
2010-11-12 Onyx (Big Mac):• Ryan Easley, USA
2010-11-12 Minyahk (Ole C.C.):• Ryan Easley, USA
•  "New Web Site Launches This Summer," Wild Times Vol 20 No 2, Summer 2009
•  "Sick Elephant being treated at Dickerson Park Zoo," Elephant-News.com, 2010-01-20
2009-11-26 stillborn:• Ryan Easley, USA
2009-11-25 Tuffy (Kathy):• Ryan Easley, USA
2009-03-02 Pete:• Ryan Easley, USA


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