Taru at Szeged Zoo

Taru

Alternative name:

Silvester

ID Number:

EEP Number: 201317 -

Species:

Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

Sex and age:

Male ♂ 5 years old

Dentition:

tusker

Management:

Protected contact

Location:

Szeged Zoo

Arrived

Szeged Zoo 2018-05-16 from Hannover Zoo

Hannover Zoo 2013-12-31
from

Born:

2013-12-31 captive-born in
Hannover Zoo

Birth weight (kgs and pounds):

120.00 kgs, 264.00 lbs

Parents:

Nikolai x Manari

Siblings through the father Nikolai:

2009-01-10 -- † 2009-01-11 (M) noname
2010-05-07(F) Saphira
2010-05-11(M) Nuka
2010-07-25(M) Felix
2010-08-06(M) Dinkar
2010-12-09(F) Soraya
2011-06-18 -- † 2015-12-08 (F) Mumba
2012-12-24(F) Amithi
2013-03-13(F) Maly (Malay)
2013-10-27(F) Sitara
2014-03-17(F) Yumi
2015-05-20(F) Nang Faa
2016-12-22(M) Thambi
2016-12-23(F) Jenny
2017-01-19(F) Meena
2017-05-05(M) Ravi

Siblings through the mother Manari:

2003-02-02(F) Califa
2010-08-06(M) Dinkar
2017-01-19(F) Meena

**Tarus pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Taru	Sire: Nikolai	Sire: Tusko (Sobik)	Sire:
		Sire: Tusko (Sobik)	Dame:
		Dame: Kitty (Mookee)	Sire:
		Dame: Kitty (Mookee)	Dame:
	Dame: Manari	Sire:	Sire:
		Sire:	Dame:
		Dame:	Sire:
		Dame:	Dame:

Document updated

2014-01-25:ï¿½birth

2014-01-27:ï¿½corrected birth date

2016-01-04:Â alt name, eep nr
2017-03-25: link to EleWiki submitted
2018-05-18: relocated Szeged

Birth-height: 0.98 meter.

Sources, among others

http://www.haz.de/Hannover/Aus-der-Stadt/Uebersicht/Elefantentaufe-im-Zoo-Hannover-Silvester-Baby-heisst-jetzt-Taru
http://www.zooszeged.hu/e-nap-a-vadasparkban-megerkeztek-az-elefantok/

Internal relevant links

List of all recorded elephants in: European studbook for Asian elephants
More elephants from: Szeged Zoo
More elephants from: Hungary
More elephants that was born: 2013-12-31
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)

Taru 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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elephant-news.com
elefanten-fotolexikon.eu
elefanten.wikia
Google Internet search
Google Books
elephanttag.org and Asian Elephant Studbook 2003-2005, AZA North America (PDF)
Asianelephant.net
Buckles Blog
ShowMe Elephants
circushistory.org
Billboard
Elephant_Commentator
ZooChat

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