Sheba
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Chester Zoo in United Kingdom

Biography

☨ ♀ Sheba
Sheba in October 2007. Photo: Jason

Identification

EEP nr	5601

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 55 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1956 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2011-02-09
Death reason:	euthanised:
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 1974-10-26 (dead † 1974-10-26)	♂ miscarriage
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

1965-02-13	Chester Zoo from Tyseley Pet Stores

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-18:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Sheba is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2011-02-09 at Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom, .

Offspring

Total: 1 babies

(M) 1974-10-26 -- † 1974-10-26 miscarriage

Origin

Sheba was born wild 1956.

Comments / pictures

Contradictory records:

EEG state birth year 1953

2011-02-09: Sheba had been ill for a short time and despite the best efforts of the keeping team and zoo’s veterinarians the decision was taken to euthanise her.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Sheba, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Chester Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1589. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Chester Zoo’s oldest elephant Sheba has died
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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