Nelly (Nellie)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo) in United States

Biography

♀ Nelly (Nellie)
Dahlip and Nellie. Miami MetroZoo 02/2009. Photo: © Tim May, ZooChat

Identification

SSP nr	84

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 56 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 1969 wild
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo), in United States

Date of arrival

2000-12-05	Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo) from R.W. Commerford and Sons Traveling Petting Zoo (Robert Commerford)

1974-03-13	R.W. Commerford and Sons Traveling Petting Zoo (Robert Commerford) from Van Nuys Busch Gardens

1971-00-00	Van Nuys Busch Gardens from Kings Amusements

Record history
History of updates	2012-04-07

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

Nelly (Nellie) is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo), in United States.

Nelly (Nellie) arrived in 2000-12-05 to the Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo), relocated from the R.W. Commerford and Sons Traveling Petting Zoo (Robert Commerford), in United States.

Social

Nelly (Nellie) lives together with 3 other elephants at the Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo):

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants

♀ Maybel born 1976
♂ Ongard born 2010-09-10
♀ Peggy born 1976

Origin

Nelly (Nellie) was born wild 1969.

Comments / pictures

Records about Nelly (Nellie) from Bob Cline

Nellie, Female Asian, Stud #84
1969 - Born in the wild
1971 - Busch Gardens
John Herriott
Walt King
1974 to 2000 - Commerfords Petting Zoo
2000 to Present - Miami MetroZoo
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

"The Walt King elephant had a three act with Rajee until she died in Benton Harbor, Michigan in Sept. of 1963. They didn't get Queenie until 1967, and they only had Nellie for a short time in the early 1970's before selling here to the Commerford Petting Zoo. So other than Tulsa and Wanda, I don't have a third elephant listed in 1965." //Bob Cline

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Nelly (Nellie), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 January 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1700. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

"Rare Bird Farm #3," Buckles Web Log, 2007-05-16

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Categories1969 births | Born in India | Elephants from Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo) | United States | Asian elephants

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