Astor
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Bronx Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Astor
Astor, August 1981

Identification

SSP nr	207

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 2 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1981-08-20 captive-born
Birth place:	in Bronx Zoo

Parents:	♂ Groucho x ♀ Patti
Death
Dead:	†1983-01-26
Death reason:	disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Bronx Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1981-08-20	Bronx Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2024-12-12: pictures from 1978 & 81 2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2024-12-12 16:09:38

† Astor is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1983-01-26 at Bronx Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus.

Origin

Astor was born captive-born 1981-08-20 at Bronx Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Astor are: ♂ Groucho (father) and ♀ Patti (mother).

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Astor, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Bronx Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2449. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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