Penny (Pennie)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
San Francisco Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Penny (Pennie)  dead elephant

Identification

SSP nr229

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 41 years old
Origin
Born:* 1954-08 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1955
Death
Dead: 1995-04-02
Death reason: euthanised: arthritis
Locations - owners
Present / last location:San Francisco Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1955-06-08San Francisco Zoo
Record history
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† Penny (Pennie) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1995-04-02 at San Francisco Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as arthritis.

Origin

Penny (Pennie) was born wild 1954-08, captured 1955 .


Comments / pictures

The North American Regional Studbook for the Asian Elephant lists Penny arriving to San Francisco from Kampuchea, a South Central Asia region.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Penny (Pennie), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at San Francisco Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3542. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • "Table 4: Captive Elephants 1988-1999 and Additions to 1980-1988 Records," Elephant, The Publication of the Elephant Research Foundation, Vol 2 No 4, January 2000. p 65-71
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Categories1995 deaths | 1954 births | 1955 captures | Elephants from San Francisco Zoo | United States | Asian elephants


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