Mona
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Virginia Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Mona  dead elephant
Identification
SSP nr696 / T1048
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 49 years old
Origin
Born:* 1927 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1976-08-08
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Virginia Zoo, in United States
Date of arrival
1970-05-15Virginia Zoo
1955-00-00
from King Brothers Circus
1946-00-00King Brothers Circus
from Kelly Miller Circus
1944-00-00Kelly Miller Circus
from Polack Brothers Circus
Record history
History of updates2021-07-28
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Mona is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1976-08-08 at Virginia Zoo, in United States, .

Origin

Mona was born wild 1927.


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Records about Mona from SSPNorth American Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Mona:

696 F ~ 1927 WILD WILD ASIA ???? NONE Capture Mona
POLACK BR ~ 1942 ________ Transfer
KELLY MIL ~ 1944 ________ Transfer
KING BR ~ 1946 ________ Transfer
STRATE BR ~ 1955 ________ Transfer
NORFOLK 15-May-70 130000 Transfer
8-Aug-76 Death

Source: SSP studbook for Asian elephants online
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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mona, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Virginia Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2970. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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