Bala
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Liberec Zoo in Czech Republic

♀ Bala
Bala in Liberec, 20 April 2023.
Identification
EEP nr	8412
Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 41 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1984 wild
Birth place:	in Myanmar unspecified location
Imported:	1990 by E.A.G. van den Brink
Freight:	By boat from Rangoon, Burma to Rotterdam
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Liberec Zoo, in Czech Republic
Date of arrival
2013-10-02	Liberec Zoo from Munster Zoo
2003-11-10	Munster Zoo from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
1999-09-22	Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen) from Berlin Circus Union
1990-00-00	Berlin Circus Union from Soest Zoo
	Soest Zoo from Port of Rotterdam
	Port of Rotterdam from Port of Rangoon
	Port of Rangoon from Yangon Zoo (Rangoon Zoo)
	Yangon Zoo (Rangoon Zoo) from E.A.G. van den Brink
	E.A.G. van den Brink from Myanmar unspecified location
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:FC
Latest document update	2023-04-22 02:34:19
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Biography

Bala is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Liberec Zoo, in Czech Republic.

Bala arrived in 2013-10-02 to the Liberec Zoo, relocated from the Munster Zoo, in Germany.

In Liberec Zoo, Bala lives as single living elephant at this location

Bala was born wild 1984 at Myanmar unspecified location. and imported 1990 by E.A.G. van den Brink, By boat from Rangoon, Burma to Rotterdam

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Vit Hovorka, Liberec
  
• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• List of all recorded elephants in: European studbook for Asian elephants
• More elephants from: Liberec Zoo
• More elephants from: Czech Republic
• More elephants that was born: 1984
• More elephants that was imported: 1990
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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