Irish (Arusha)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Irish (Arusha)

Identification

SSP nr	315

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 36 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1946 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1948
Death
Dead:	†1982-03-30
Death reason:	disease: Infection associated generalized bacterial - incinerated
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, in United States

Date of arrival

1951-08-14	Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium from Firma Ruhe

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

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Irish (Arusha) is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1982-03-30 at Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, in United States, . Official death reason described as Infection associated generalized bacterial - incinerated.

Origin

Irish (Arusha) was born wild 1946, captured 1948 .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Irish (Arusha), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4388. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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