Minnie
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Brookfield Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Minnie

Identification

SSP nr	454

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 47 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1929 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1976-09-22
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Brookfield Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1934-11-03	Brookfield Zoo from Buck Zoo (Frank Buck Zoo), Gainesville

Record history
History of updates	2020-10-24

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

† Minnie is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1976-09-22 at Brookfield Zoo, in United States, .

Origin

Minnie was born wild 1929.

Comments / pictures

Minnie was the second elephant to reside at the Brookfield Zoo, joining Nancy in 1934 as "a refugee from the Century of Progress world's fair in Chicago."

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Minnie, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Brookfield Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5568. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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