Marcella (Tara)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Blackpool Zoo in United Kingdom

Biography

☨ ♀ Marcella (Tara)

Identification

EEP nr	7013

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 42 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1972 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2014-07-08
Death reason:	euthanised:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Blackpool Zoo, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

1999-10-25	Blackpool Zoo from Berlin Circus Union

Record history
History of updates	2024-04-01: 2025-03-18:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Marcella (Tara) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2014-07-08 at Blackpool Zoo, in United Kingdom, .

Origin

Marcella (Tara) was born wild 1972.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Marcella (Tara), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Blackpool Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1808. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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