Mona
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Birmingham Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Mona

Identification

SSP nr	20

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 56 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1951 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2007-06-21
Death reason:	euthanised:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Birmingham Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1955-07-04	Birmingham Zoo from Miami Rare Bird Farm (Alton Freeman)

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2020-10-22 05:54:51
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† Mona is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2007-06-21 at Birmingham Zoo, in United States, .

Origin

Mona was born wild 1951.

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Contradictory records:

Birth and arrival dates from AZA elephant tag studbook.

But in this news article the Zoo states she arrived 1957 and was 60 years old 2007. According to zoo officials, she was born in the wild around 1947.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mona, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Birmingham Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=628. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories2007 deaths | 1951 births | Elephants from Birmingham Zoo | United States | Asian elephants

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