== List of animals that are known to have died in captivity in 2024 ==
This is a list of '''animals that have died in captivity in 2024.''' Many more animal deaths occur in captivity far exceeding the number of reported cases. Typically, only the death of elderly animals or well known animals gains attention leaving the majority of deaths unreported. [[Number of animals killed in zoos|Numerous animals are euthanized at a young age]] due to being deemed surplus or excess to the zoo's needs.

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{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Species
!Date of death
!Location of death
!Country
!Reported cause of death
!Reported age at death
!
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|'''Cobby'''
|Chimpanzee
|Apr 6
|San Francisco Zoo & Gardens
|USA
|Undetermined
|63
|<ref>[https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/movies/oldest-male-chimpanzee-us-dies-201441628.html Oldest male chimpanzee in US dies at San Francisco zoo] Yahoo</ref>
|-
|'''Chioke'''
|Reticulated giraffe
|Mar 28
|Great Plains Zoo and Butterfly House & Aquarium
|USA
|Euthanized
|18
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240405081313/https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/beloved-giraffe-of-south-dakota-zoo-euthanized-after-foot-injury/ Beloved giraffe of South Dakota zoo euthanized after foot injury] The Seattle Times</ref>
|-
|'''Bana'''
|Western lowland gorilla
|Mar 26
|Lincoln Park Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|29
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240329082904/https://news.wttw.com/2024/03/28/lincoln-park-zoo-s-beloved-gorilla-matriarch-bana-has-died Lincoln Park Zoo’s Beloved Gorilla Matriarch, Bana, Has Died] WTTW</ref>
|-
|'''Maurepas'''
|Cougar
|Mar 28
|Audubon Zoo
|USA
|Kidney disease
|16
|<ref name=":2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20240329081640/https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/two-cougars-at-audubon-zoo-die-from-kidney-disease/289-34fef544-7346-43ca-994b-20ce31c3cce5 Two cougars at Audubon Zoo die from kidney disease] 4WWWL</ref>
|-
|'''Pontchartrain'''
|Cougar
|Mar 28
|Audubon Zoo
|USA
|Kidney disease
|16
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|'''Teak'''
|Orangutan
|Mar 27
|Louisville Zoo
|USA
|
|
|<ref>[https://www.whas11.com/article/life/animals/louisville-zoo-orangutan-teak-euthanized-heart-disease/417-dd2cf431-1634-4829-8778-e2ed28967f10 Louisville Zoo mourns loss of beloved 36-year-old orangutan, Teak] WHAS 11</ref>
|-
|'''Unknown'''
|Beluga whale
|Mar
|Marineland
|Canada
|
|
|<ref name=":1">[https://web.archive.org/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/marineland-beluga-death-1.7156087 2 more belugas dead at Marineland marking 17 whale deaths since 2019] CBC</ref>
|-
|'''Unknown'''
|Beluga whale
|Mar
|Marineland
|Canada
|
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|'''Beacon'''
|Giraffe
|Mar 25
|Vizag zoo
|India
|cardio-pulmonary failure
|12
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2024/03/25/srg2-ap-zoo-giraffe.html Male giraffe at Vizag zoo dies due to ill health] The Week</ref>
|-
|'''Beau'''
|Cheetah
|Mar 14
|Phoenix Zoo
|USA
|
|
|<ref>https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article286679780.html</ref>
|-
|'''Tsuni'''
|Elephant
|Feb 16
|Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium
|USA
|[[Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus]]
|2
|<ref>https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2024/02/pittsburgh-zoos-elephant-calf-dies/</ref>
|-
|'''Savannah'''
|Asian elephant
|Jan 30
|El Paso Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|71
|<ref>https://kvia.com/news/el-paso/2024/01/30/savannah-el-pasos-beloved-elephant-has-died/</ref>
|-
|'''Moyo'''
|Eastern black rhino
|Jan 26
|Birmingham Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized after dental surgery
|6
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://1819news.com/news/item/birmingham-zoo-heartbroken-over-death-of-black-rhino-from-complications-following-dental-procedure Birmingham Zoo 'heartbroken' over death of black rhino due to complications following dental procedure]</ref>
|-
|'''Molly'''
|Bottlenose dolphin
|Jan 4
|[[Ocean Park]]
|Hong Kong
|
|40
|<ref>[https://gbcode.rthk.hk/TuniS/news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1735035-20240105.htm Oldest male dolphin at Ocean Park passes away] rthk.hk [http://web.archive.org/web/20240106151911/https://gbcode.rthk.hk/TuniS/news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1735035-20240105.htm Archived]</ref>
|-
|'''Shaunzi'''
|Asian [[elephant]]
|Jan
|[[Los Angeles Zoo]]
|USA
|
|
|<ref>https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/los-angeles-zoo-mourns-loss-of-53-year-old-asian-elephant-shaunzi/3304063/</ref>
|-
|'''Hachibe'''
|Whale shark
|Jan 9
|Notojima Aquarium
|Japan
|died one day after the next after equipment failures (due to earth quake) led to their water tank environment to deteriorate
|
|<ref name=":0">https://web.archive.org/web/20240118111132/https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240112/p2a/00m/0na/005000c</ref>
|-
|'''Haku'''
|Whale shark
|Jan 10
|Notojima Aquarium
|Japan
|died one day after the next after equipment failures (due to earth quake) led to their water tank environment to deteriorate
|
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|'''Moyo'''
|Eastern black rhinoceros
|Jan 30
|Alabama zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|6
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240202192803/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article284920772.html Beloved rhino’s death shrouded in mystery after health condition puzzles Alabama zoo] Miami Herald</ref>
|}

== See also ==

* [[Captive animal deaths by year]]

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Captive animals]]
[[Category:Captive animal deaths]]
[[Category:2024]]

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