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Swarna — Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington | mahoot

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Swarna

Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington · United States

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Swarna. Calgary Zoo 03/2009. Photo: © Brent Van Hooft

Record completeness

10 of 15 key fields populated

67%

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Life history

Born: 1975
Age (est.): ~51 years
Origin: Wild-caught
Arrived: 2014-05-22
Management: Protected contact

At this facility

Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington

United States · Zoo

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Transfer history

2014-05-22
Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington
from Calgary Zoo
1976-05-25
Dehiwela Zoo
from Dehiwela Zoo

Sources

Brent Van Hooft, Calgary Zoo
Elephant Injures Zoo Keeper at Calgary Zoo, 2008-05-18

Original record on elephant.se Back to database

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