Sassafras
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Phoenix Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Sassafras

Identification

SSP nr	593

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 4 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1965-09 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1965
Death
Dead:	†1969-05-13
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Phoenix Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1965-12-09	Phoenix Zoo from Gene Goebel

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

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

† Sassafras is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1969-05-13 at Phoenix Zoo, in United States, .

Origin

Sassafras was born wild 1965-09, captured 1965 .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Sassafras, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Phoenix Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6271. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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