Dublin Zoo in Ireland

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Dublin Zoo
Typezoo
Founded1831
Address Phoenix Park
Place Dublin 8
Country Ireland
Website Website
Related persons
Owner
Directors 2020-now: Christoph Schwitzer
2001-2020: Leo Oosterweghel
-2001: Peter Wilson
Key People -2009: Gerry Creighton Sr. (curator)
Zoological department
Apprentice keeper 1983-1986: Gerry Creighton Jr.
-: Pat Kenny
Elephant department
Elephant managementProtected Contact, since
Head keepers
of elephants
2000-2020: Gerry Creighton Jr.
-1976: Jim Kenny
-: James Kenny
Elephant keepers
1986-2000: Gerry Creighton Jr.
-1903: James McNally
-: Albert Palazuelo
-: James Creighton
Record history
History of updates2025-03-18:
Latest document update2025-03-18 15:12:02
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Description

Dublin Zoo, located at Phoenix Park, in Dublin 8, Ireland , was founded in 1831

Dublin Zoo elephants are managed in Protected Contact, since .

Living elephants

At the Dublin Zoo lives 4 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)
  1. ♀ Asha born 2007-05-07
  2. ♂ Aung Bo born 2001-07-16
  3. ♀ Bernhardine (Bernhardini) born 1984-06-16
  4. ♀ Samiya born 2014-09-17

Taxidermy specimens

Dublin Zoo has in its collection 1 elephantine museum specimens with records in this database:

(Measurements of teeth and body parts follow the system described by Maglio (1973; P = plate number, L = length, W = width, H = height, LF = lamellar frequency)

Sita Accession nr: . Received: ♀ Sita
Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
* Born at Asia unspecified location † Dead 1903-06 at Dublin Zoo
Death: killed Death reason:

Comments / picturesDublin Zoo in Ireland IrelandThe old elephant house in the 30s.

In the new facilities, the elephants are operated in Protected Contact.

References for records about Dublin Zoo

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Dublin Zoo, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=184. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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2014-09-17


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