Elephant Appreciation Day
Jacksonville Zoo explicitly identifies September 22 as Elephant Appreciation Day, and Smithsonian Libraries published an Elephant Appreciation Day feature on September 22, 2010.
Date and recurrence
22 September
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Informal elephant-appreciation observance documented by zoo and Smithsonian institutional sources. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Elephant Appreciation Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens — Remembering Our Elephants, Past and PresentAccredited Zoo
- Smithsonian Libraries — Elephant Appreciation DaySmithsonian Institution
Frequently asked questions
When is Elephant Appreciation Day?
22 September The stored recurrence guidance is: 22 September each year..
Does Elephant Appreciation Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Elephant Appreciation Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Informal elephant-appreciation observance documented by zoo and Smithsonian institutional sources. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Elephant Appreciation Day?
The stored designation basis is: Jacksonville Zoo explicitly identifies September 22 as Elephant Appreciation Day, and Smithsonian Libraries published an Elephant Appreciation Day feature on September 22, 2010.. Supporting provenance includes Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens — Remembering Our Elephants, Past and Present. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Elephant Appreciation Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Informal elephant-appreciation observance documented by zoo and Smithsonian institutional sources. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-10.
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