Iconic NC Zoo Elephant Dies | "C'sar Will Remain Deeply Loved, Missed, and Etched in Our Hearts"

C'Sar, elephant who made home at North Carolina Zoo for decades, dead at 51

C'Sar was the oldest African bull elephant in the United States and the zoo's "longest-tenured resident.”

Iconic NC Zoo elephant dies | "C'sar will remain deeply loved, missed, and etched in our hearts"

After he was orphaned in Kenya, C’sar arrived at the North Carolina Zoo in July of 1978 when he was 4 years old. He was the zoo’s first elephant, and over his five decades of life, he became an iconic figure.

C'Sar, oldest elephant in America, dies at 51, North Carolina Zoo announces; 'Etched into our hearts'

Editor's Note: The above video is from C'sar's 48th birthday in 2022. ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The North Carolina Zoo is mourning the loss of an iconic resident who has lived at the facility since nearly the beginning. The North Carolina Zoo announced on Monday that C'sar, a 51-year-old African bull elephant, and the oldest [...]

NC Zoo mourns death of C'sar, its first and oldest bull elephant

C'sar was the oldest African bull elephant in the United States. He died Friday at 51 at the NC Zoo in Asheboro

C’sar, 51-year-old elephant and icon of NC Zoo, has died

C’sar, the oldest African bull elephant in the United States, died Dec. 19 at the North Carolina Zoo.

North Carolina Zoo mourns death of oldest African Bull Elephant in the U.S.

ASHEBORO — The North Carolina Zoo is mourning the death of C’sar, the Zoo’s longest-tenured resident and the oldest African bull elephant in the United States. C’sar died peacefully on Dec. 19 under the attentive care of a dedicated team…