Gildah
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Las Vegas Jungle Palace in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Gildah
Gildah with her keeper. Photo: Andrew Shek USA, 2002

Identification

SSP nr	604

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 57 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1948 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2005-08-31
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Las Vegas Jungle Palace, in United States

Date of arrival

1991-00-00	Las Vegas Jungle Palace from Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit)

1984-09-14	Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit) from Circus World (Polk City)

1974-02-04	Circus World (Polk City) from Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit)

1972-00-00	Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit) from Billy Smart Circus (William Smart Circus)

Record history
History of updates	2023-05-14

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Gildah is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2005-08-31 at Las Vegas Jungle Palace, in United States, .

Origin

Gildah was born wild 1948.

Comments / pictures

Gildah in Las Vegas Jungle Palace
Gildah at Billy Smart Circus 1965

Gildah in her enclosure. Photo: Andrew Shek USA, 2002

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Gildah, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Las Vegas Jungle Palace in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=170. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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