Misha
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo) in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Misha  dead elephant
Identification
SSP nr389
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 27 years old
Origin
Born:* 1981 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1982
Death
Dead: †2008-09-09
Death reason: euthanised: because of declining health
Offspring
Total: 1 babies
1. Born 2003-03-21
(dead † 2003-03-21)		♀ stillborn SSP id: 523
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo), in United States
Date of arrival
2005-04-22Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo)
from Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Six Flags Marine World)
1986-00-00Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Six Flags Marine World)
from Marine World Africa (Redwood shores)
1983-08-03Marine World Africa (Redwood shores)
from Happy Hollow Zoo (San Jose Zoological Gardens)
Record history
History of updates2007-12-26
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Misha is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2008-09-09 at Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo), in United States, . Official death reason described as because of declining health.

Offspring

Total: 1 babies
  1. (F) 2003-03-21 -- † 2003-03-21 stillborn SSP id: 523


Origin

Misha was born wild 1981, captured 1982 .


Comments / pictures

2004: Misha knocked down zookeeper Patrick Chapple with her trunk, then gored him through the back and Abdomen.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Misha, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=444. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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