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

Biography

☨ ♀ Molly

Identification

EEP nr	3405

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 21 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1934 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1955-04-24
Death reason:	euthanised: arthritis
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

1942-00-00	Chester Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-18:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Molly is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1955-04-24 at Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom, . Official death reason described as arthritis.

Origin

Molly was born wild 1934.

Comments / pictures

Records about Molly from EEPEuropean Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Molly:

3405 F ~ 1934 WILD WILD SRI LANK ~ 1934 NONE Birth MOLLY
PUBLIC ~ 1941 NONE Transfer
CHESTER ~ 1942 H1787 Loan to
1 Jan 1945 H1787 Ownership
24 Apr 1955 Death

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Molly, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Chester Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1795. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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List of all recorded elephants in: European studbook for Asian elephants
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