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Elsa, the lioness made famous by Joy Adamson’s book Born Free, dies in Kenya.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 20). Elsa, the lioness made famous by Joy Adamson’s book Born Free, dies in Kenya.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072965
South African History Online (2012) 'Elsa, the lioness made famous by Joy Adamson’s book Born Free, dies in Kenya.', South African History Online, 20 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072965 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).
South African History Online, Elsa, the lioness made famous by Joy Adamson’s book Born Free, dies in Kenya. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072965, (accessed 9 August 2026).
"Elsa, the lioness made famous by Joy Adamson’s book Born Free, dies in Kenya.." South African History Online, 20 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072965. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Elsa, the lioness made famous by Joy Adamson’s book Born Free, dies in Kenya.." South African History Online. January 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072965.
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