Binti
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Rhenen Zoo in Netherlands

Biography

☨ ♀ Binti
Binti as museum specimen.
Taxidermy location	Rhenen Zoo, AV Rhenen, Netherlands

Identification

EEP nr	201801

Description

Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀, unknown age
Characteristics:	complete body
Origin
Born:	* 2018-01-20 captive-born , number 1
Birth place:	through artificial insemination in Rhenen Zoo

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Duna
Death
Dead:	†2018-01-22
Death reason:	euthanised: spinal fracture after attack from mother
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Rhenen Zoo, in Netherlands

Date of arrival

2018-01-20	Rhenen Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2020-09-25

Latest document update	2021-07-05 07:45:44
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† Binti is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2018-01-22 at Rhenen Zoo, in Netherlands, . Official death reason described as spinal fracture after attack from mother.

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Rhenen Zoo, in AV Rhenen, Netherlands, since 2018-01-22.

Origin

Binti was conceived through artificial insemination and born captive-born as birth number 1 2018-01-20 at Rhenen Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Binti are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Duna (mother).

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Binti, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Rhenen Zoo in Netherlands. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16741. (archived at the Wayback machine)