Nancy
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Nancy

Identification

SSP nr	18

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 47 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1953 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1955
Death
Dead:	†2000-08-23
Death reason:	euthanised: Post mortum: Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington, in United States

Date of arrival

1956-09-18	Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington from Firma Ruhe

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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† Nancy is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2000-08-23 at Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington, in United States, . Official death reason described as Post mortum: Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).

Origin

Nancy was born wild 1953, captured 1955 .

Comments / pictures

Wild caught in the Serengeti Plains

Article and Image: "National Zoo - Dzimbo" at ShowMe Elephants
Article and Image: "John Romo Collection - National Zoo" at ShowMe Elephants

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Nancy, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) 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=2573. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

J. C. Danzansky, Washington Zoo
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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