2024 animal deaths

Hvaldimir (; – 31 August 2024) was a male beluga whale that fishermen near Hammerfest in northern Norway noticed in April 2019 allegedly wearing a camera harness. After being freed from the harness, he remained in the area and appeared used to humans. Speculation that he had been trained by Russia as a spy whale led to his being dubbed Hvaldimir, a portmanteau of Norwegian (whale) and "Vladimir", for Russian President Vladimir Putin. By 2023, Hvaldimir's range appeared to have expanded to include areas of the south-western coastline of Sweden. On 31 August 2024, Hvaldimir was found dead in the

Japanese dog and Internet meme celebrity (c. 2005 – 2024)

saltwater crocodile who recognized as the world's largest crocodile in captivity

American pet (c. 2017 – 2024)

American cat famous for playing the piano

thumb|Wilbär in the Wilhelma Zoo. Wilbär (10 December 2007 – November 2024) was a polar bear who was born in captivity at the Wilhelma Zoo in Stuttgart, Germany. Wilbär made his first public appearance on April 16, 2008, swimming alongside his mother. His name came from combining the name of the zoo with the German word for bear (Bär). Zoo officials have registered the name as a trademark.

sea otter at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Şerafettin (2005-28 September 2024; often shortened to Şero) was a cat living in Ankara, Turkey, who resided in the headquarters of the Republican People's Party (CHP) from the building's construction in 2004 until his death in 2024. He is famous for having a Twitter account followed by more than 32,000 people, though the real operator behind the account remains unknown. Şero was the mascot of the CHP and is described as the 'standard social democratic cat'. He was a significant icon in Turkish politics, constantly appearing on the news for outlandish and humorous political comments made on hi

Stray cat killed by İbrahim Keloğlan

African elephant

Pigcasso (April 2016 – March 2024) was a pig from South Africa, exactly from the city of Tello whose paintings have sold for millions of rand all over the world. Pigcasso is best known for being the first non-human artist to be given her own art exhibition, and for holding the record for most expensive artwork by an animal ever sold. She is also famous for the watchmaker Swatch using one of her paintings in its 2019 limited-edition Flying Pig timepiece. More broadly, she was known for inspiring conversations around veganism, vegetarianism, and factory farming.