Lulu
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Belfast Zoo in United Kingdom

Biography

☨ ♀ Lulu
Lulu in May 1969, shortly after her arrival in Chessington, 6th of February, 1969. Photo archive of Chris Brack, Wuppertal

Identification

EEP nr	8904

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 40 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1966 wild
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Capture:	1966
Death
Dead:	†2006-09-01
Death reason:	disease: arthritis
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Belfast Zoo, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

1994-01-21	Belfast Zoo from Dublin Zoo

1989-04-18	Dublin Zoo from Circus Hoffman

1970-00-00	Circus Hoffman from Chessington World of Adventures (Chessington Zoo)

1969-02-06	Chessington World of Adventures (Chessington Zoo) from Asia unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2021-10-27: picture

Latest document update	2021-10-27 15:52:54

† Lulu is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2006-09-01 at Belfast Zoo, in United Kingdom, . Official death reason described as arthritis.

Origin

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Lulu, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Belfast Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 October 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1298. (archived at the Wayback machine)