Anka
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Mallorca Safari Park in Spain

Biography

☨ ♀ Anka

Identification

EEP nr	6702

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 46 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1962 wild
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Capture:	1966
Death
Dead:	†2008-11-15
Death reason:	euthanised: collapsed due to serious leg problems and couldnt rise
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Mallorca Safari Park, in Spain

Date of arrival

1997-03-05	Mallorca Safari Park from International Zoo Services (John Rens)

	International Zoo Services (John Rens) from Rotterdam Zoo

1989-04-27	Rotterdam Zoo from Rhenen Zoo

1967-01-01	Rhenen Zoo from Soest Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2021-11-17

Latest document update	2022-04-15 11:28:49

† Anka is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2008-11-15 at Mallorca Safari Park, in Spain, . Official death reason described as collapsed due to serious leg problems and couldnt rise.

Origin

Anka was born wild 1962 at Asia unspecified location, captured 1966 .

Comments / pictures

"I just learned that the elephant that was named after me died at Mallorca Safaripark on 15-11-2008. I gave her my name when I was a little girl and she was just a baby who was new at Ouwehands Dierenpark. A tv-program asked the children to name the baby. They choose my name. Now I'm nearly 51 years old and I have 3 children. I would like to know if elephant Anka has had children too."
Anka Dijkstra, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2009-01-31

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Anka, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Mallorca Safari Park in Spain. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1535. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Rob Belterman, Netherlands.
Anka Dijkstra, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2009-01-31

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List of all recorded elephants in: European studbook for Asian elephants
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More elephants that was born: 1962
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More elephants that died: 2008-11-15
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