Miss Siam
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Adelaide Zoo in Australia

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Miss Siam  dead elephant
Taxidermy locationSouth Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia
Identification
Local id Number 188302
ASMP nr2
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 23 years old
Origin
Born:* 1881 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1904-05-07
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Adelaide Zoo, in Australia
Date of arrival
1884-01-01Adelaide Zoo
from Melbourne Zoo
Record history
History of updates2020-10-08
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Miss Siam is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1904-05-07 at Adelaide Zoo, in Australia, .

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at South Australian Museum, in Adelaide, Australia, since 1904-00-00.


Origin

Miss Siam was born wild 1881.


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Records about Miss Siam from Australasian Region Asian Elephant Studbook (2011)
2 F ~ 1881 WILD WILD THAILAND ~ 1881 NONE Birth MISS SIAM
MELBOURNE ~ 1883 188302 Transfer
ADELAIDE 1 Jan 1884 000001 Transfer
7 May 1904 Death
[Death by: Unknown means]



Contradictory records:

Other sources state arrival 2nd of january 1884 in Adelaide.
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Miss Siam, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Adelaide Zoo in Australia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 14 January 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2054. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Taxon Report for Elephas maximus, by Sjoukje Vaartjes, Animal Records Officer, Melbourne Zoo.
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Categories1904 deaths | South Australian Museum Taxidermy | 1881 births | Born in Thailand | Elephants from Adelaide Zoo | Australia | Asian elephants


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