Candy
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Denver Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Candy
Post card from Bronx Zoo: Pinky and Candy.

Identification

SSP nr	87

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 49 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1952 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2001-06-07
Death reason:	killed: died after being pushed over by another elephant
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Denver Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1959-07-01	Denver Zoo from Bronx Zoo

1952-08-21	Bronx Zoo from Dhrangadhra Indian Ornithological Garden

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Candy is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2001-06-07 at Denver Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as died after being pushed over by another elephant.

Origin

Candy was born wild 1952.

Comments / pictures

2001: Candy, a 49-year-old Asian elephant, died after being pushed over by another elephant at the Denver Zoo, according to media reports.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Candy, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Denver Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=786. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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