San Diego Zoo in United States

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San Diego Zoo
Typezoo
Founded1922
First elephant arrived1923
Address 2920 Zoo Drive, P.O. Box 120551
Zip-code 92112-0551
Place San Diego
StateCalifornia
Country United States
Website Website
Related persons
Owner
Directors 1923-1923: Frank Buck
: Belle Benchley
Zoological department
Zookeeper 1961: Red Thomas
Elephant department
Elephant managementProtected Contact, since
Elephant Trainer-1972: Joan Embery
Head keepers
of elephants
-1999: Red Thomas
Elephant keepers
2013-2016: Josh Becker
-1991: Pamela Orsi
-: Red Thomas
-: Ron Ringer
Record history
History of updates2025-03-17: 2025-05-11:
Latest document update2025-05-11 12:39:17
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Description

San Diego Zoo, located at 2920 Zoo Drive, P.O. Box 120551, in San Diego, California, United States , was founded in 1922 and the first elephant arrived in 1923

San Diego Zoo elephants are managed in Protected Contact, since .

Living elephants

At the San Diego Zoo lives 3 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)
  1. ♂ Inhlonipho born 2011-09-26
  2. ♀ Shaba born 1980
  3. ♂ Tsandzikle born 2010-12-27

Casualties

1 casualties
  1. 1991: elephant keeper Pamela Orsi fatal accident by Alice. Alice fighting with Cha Cha, another elephant † Pamela Orsi Died 1991, San Diego Zoo.

Comments / picturesThe world-famous San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California is one of the largest, most progressive zoos in the world with over 4,000 animals of more than 800 Species.

It is privately operated by the nonprofit Zoological Society of San Diego on 100 acres of parkland leased from the City of San Diego, and ownership of all animals, equipment and other assets rests with the City of San Diego.




References for records about San Diego Zoo

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). San Diego Zoo, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=88. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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