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Betty — Melbourne Zoo | mahoot

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Betty

Melbourne Zoo · Australia

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Identification

Local ID: 390002

Life history

Born: 1931
Death reason: unknown:
Age (est.): ~42 years
Origin: Wild-caught
Arrived: 1939-01-01

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Melbourne Zoo

Australia · Zoo

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Transfer history

1939-01-01
Melbourne Zoo
from Mayfields Kennels and Zoo (H.H. de Souza)

Sources

Taxon Report for Elephas maximus, by Sjoukje Vaartjes, Animal Records Officer, Melbourne Zoo.

Original record on elephant.se Back to database

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