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Willow — Melbourne Zoo | mahoot

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Willow

Melbourne Zoo · Australia

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Life history

Born: 2016-06-15
Birth place: in Melbourne Zoo
Death: 2016-06-16
Death reason: euthanised: staphylococcus infection
Origin: Captive-born
Arrived: 2016-06-15

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Melbourne Zoo

Australia · Zoo

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Transfer history

2016-06-15
Melbourne Zoo

Sources

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-16/melbourne-zoo-new-elephant-calf-unable-to-stand-future-uncertain/7516724
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/melbourne-zoo-baby-elephant-asian-elephant-born-with-lifethreatening-condition-20160616-gpkeeh.html
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/vale-willow-melbourne-zoos-baby-elephant-dies-20160802-gqiuu5.html

Original record on elephant.se Back to database

Data from elephant.se (Dan A. J. Koehl), CC BY 4.0. Reformatted for search.