Elmer the Safety Elephant
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Seattle Zoo (Woodland Park Zoo) in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Elmer the Safety Elephant

Identification

SSP nr	318

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 17 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1954 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1971-09-25
Death reason:	disease: tusk infection
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Seattle Zoo (Woodland Park Zoo), in United States

Date of arrival

1956-06-00	Seattle Zoo (Woodland Park Zoo)
Record history
History of updates	2021-08-04

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Elmer the Safety Elephant is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1971-09-25 at Seattle Zoo (Woodland Park Zoo), in United States, . Official death reason described as tusk infection.

Origin

Elmer the Safety Elephant was born wild 1954.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Elmer the Safety Elephant , African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Seattle Zoo (Woodland Park Zoo) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5226. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Patrick Maluy, Lead Keeper/Elephant Manager, Woodland Park Zoo

Litterature about Seattle Zoo (Woodland Park Zoo)

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Categories1971 deaths | 1954 births | Elephants from Seattle Zoo (Woodland Park Zoo) | United States | African savanna elephants

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