Pregolja
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kaliningrad Zoo in Russia

♀ Pregolja
Alternative name:	Pregolia
Identification
EEP nr	7009
Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 55 years old
Management:	Unknown
Origin
Born:	* 1970-10-12 captive-born
Birth place:	in Kaliningrad Zoo
Parents:	♂ Jimmi (Jimmy) x ♀ Shanda (Shandra)
Offspring
Total: 5 babies
1. Born 1980-02-20 (dead † 1980-04-00)	♂ unknown EEP id: 8015
2. Born 1982-08-29 (dead † 1982-08-29)	♀ killed EEP id: 8202
3. Born 1985-03-11 (dead † 1985-03-12)	♀ killed EEP id: 8502
4. Born 1987-11-20 (dead † 1987-11-21)	♀ killed EEP id: 8717
5. Born 1995-03-02 (dead † 2008-09-12)	♀ Candy EEP id: 9502
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Kaliningrad Zoo, in Russia
Date of arrival
1970-10-12	Kaliningrad Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2020-10-17
Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Pregolja is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Kaliningrad Zoo, in Russia.

Pregolja arrived in 1970-10-12 to the Kaliningrad Zoo,

In Kaliningrad Zoo, Pregolja lives as single living elephant at this location

1. (M) 1980-02-20 -- † 1980-04-00 unknown EEP id: 8015
2. (F) 1982-08-29 -- † 1982-08-29 killed EEP id: 8202
3. (F) 1985-03-11 -- † 1985-03-12 killed EEP id: 8502
4. (F) 1987-11-20 -- † 1987-11-21 killed EEP id: 8717
5. (F) 1995-03-02 -- † 2008-09-12 Candy EEP id: 9502

Pregolja was born captive-born 1970-10-12 at Kaliningrad Zoo.

Siblings through the father Jimmi (Jimmy):

1. 1968-03-30 -- † 1968-03-30 (M) stillborn or killed?
2. 1975 -- † 1975? () stillborn?
3. 1980-02-20 -- † 1980-04-00 (M) unknown
4. 1982-08-29 -- † 1982-08-29 (F) killed
5. 1985-03-11 -- † 1985-03-12 (F) killed
6. 1987-11-20 -- † 1987-11-21 (F) killed
7. 1995-03-02 -- † 2008-09-12 (F) Candy

Siblings through the mother Shanda (Shandra):

1. 1968-03-30 - † 1968-03-30 (M) stillborn or killed?
2. 1975 - † 1975? () stillborn?

Pedigree

Pregolja is mentioned on Elephant News:

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
  
• https://amp.kaliningrad.kp.ru/daily/27044/4110430/?fbclid=IwAR0XM8rBTuBsL_S9JGxK98sPf2zQ33JwQjHOL2PGnQpQ6XD3GJL24oPgwu4
  
• https://dankoehl.blogspot.com/2020/10/happy-birthday-pregolja-in-kaliningrad.html
• Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Pregolja (Google Translated version)

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Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Kaliningrad Zoo
• More elephants from: Russia
• More elephants that was born: 1970-10-12
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

External relevant links (Opens in new window)

• 2007-08-10: Russian zoo insists elephant will stay despite global petition - Elephant News
• 2020-10-12: Happy birthday! pregolja in kaliningrad zoo is 50 years old. an older elephant with a mixed life. - Elephant News
• Pregolja at Elewiki, a wiki collaboration on elefanten.wikia.com (In german) HTTP code: 301 it is valid
• Link to translated version with Google Translate

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