Ellie May
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Belle Vue Zoological Gardens in United Kingdom

Ellie May was born wild .

"A 15-year-old elephant, Ellie May, had acquired an undeserved reputation for being dangerous, which made her extremely difficult to sell. Her food costs became difficult to justify, but Grayson refused to have her put down. Although he left the zoo in January 1978, Grayson returned frequently to care for Ellie May, the last animal left at the zoo. Eventually Rotterdam Zoo agreed to take her, and plans were made to transport the elephant to the Netherlands. Ellie May refused to budge however, and overnight developed pneumonia and Heart failure. Grayson and veterinary surgeon, David Taylor, felt that she would not recover, and decided to call in a marksman to euthanise her." //Wikipedia

Ellie Mae was euthanised in 1977 when she refused to enter transport at the closure of the park.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Vue_Zoo

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