New Asian Elephant for National Zoo

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Summary

The National Zoo receive Bozie, a 37-year-old female Asian elephant, on loan from the Baton Rouge Zoo, on May 22, 2013. Following quarantine, her first elephant companions are Ambika, Shanthi, and Kandula.

Subject

  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)
  • Friends of the National Zoo (U.S.)
  • Shanthi (Elephant)
  • Baton Rouge Zoo

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Newsdesk, Smithsonian's National Zoo to Welcome New Asian Elephant, May 3, 2013

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

May 22, 2013

Topic

  • Asian Elephants
  • Animals
  • Ambika (Elephant)
  • Bozie (Elephant)
  • Elephants
  • Kandula (Elephant)

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