Ollie
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Ollie

Identification

SSP nr	480

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 2 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1971 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1973-12-03
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington, in United States

Date of arrival

1973-10-15	Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington from Salisbury Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-16: 2025-03-17: 2025-03-18:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Ollie is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1973-12-03 at Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington, in United States, .

Origin

Ollie was born wild 1971.

Comments / pictures

Arrived from Bangkok. The 325-pound female was named Ollie, in honor of Oliphant Chevrolet Sales, which sponsored its purchase.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Ollie, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2564. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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