Hazel (Sapphire)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Knoxville Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Hazel (Sapphire)

Identification

SSP nr	35

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 20 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1960 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1962
Death
Dead:	†1980-12-10
Death reason:	disease: infection associated, generalized viral; buried
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 1978-05-16 (dead † 1986-03-25)	♀ Hillery SSP id: 171
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Knoxville Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1974-03-14	Knoxville Zoo from Memphis Zoo

1966-06-12	Memphis Zoo from International Fertilizer and Chemical Company (Fred Zeehandelaar)

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

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Hazel (Sapphire) is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1980-12-10 at Knoxville Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as infection associated, generalized viral; buried.

Offspring

Total: 1 babies

Origin

Hazel (Sapphire) was born wild 1960, captured 1962 .

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Hazel (Sapphire), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Knoxville Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3669. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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