Jewel (Cutie)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Little Rock Zoological Gardens in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Jewel (Cutie)
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Identification

SSP nr	187

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 61 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1952 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2013-09-08?
Death reason:	euthanised: arthritis and severe musculoskeletal problems, Necropsy positive for Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Little Rock Zoological Gardens, in United States

Date of arrival

2011-06-08	Little Rock Zoological Gardens from Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation

	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation from Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit)

1969-00-00	Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit) from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Record history
History of updates	2010-12-31: Not dead RE 2011-06-08: transfer 2012-02-22: blue unit 2012-06-21: Article RE 2013-09-08: dead 2013-10-05: Necropsy results showed that tissue from the elephant tested positive for tuberculosis 2013-10-05:

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

† Jewel (Cutie) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2013-09-08? at Little Rock Zoological Gardens, in United States, . Official death reason described as arthritis and severe musculoskeletal problems, Necropsy positive for Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).

Origin

Jewel (Cutie) was born wild 1952.

Comments / pictures

Jewel was euthanized after staff members discovered her lying on her side, unable to get up. Necropsy results showed that tissue from the elephant tested positive for tuberculosis, though the official cause of death will be listed as euthanasia due to Arthritis and severe musculoskeletal problems, the zoo said.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Jewel (Cutie), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Little Rock Zoological Gardens in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=547. (archived at the Wayback machine)