Sonja
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Magdeburg Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Sonja  dead elephant

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 15 years old
Origin
Born:* 1956 wild
Birth place:
Imported:1960 by George Munro
Death
Dead: 1971-07-30
Death reason: disease: elephant smallpox
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Magdeburg Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1960-10-07Magdeburg Zoo
from George Munro

Record history
History of updates2022-09-04

Latest document update2021-09-18 12:22:08
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† Sonja is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1971-07-30 at Magdeburg Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as elephant smallpox.

Origin

Sonja was born wild 1956. and imported 1960 by George Munro


Comments / pictures

Sonja arrived directly from Assam.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Sonja, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Magdeburg Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2217. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories1971 deaths | 1956 births | Born in India | 1960 imports | Elephants from Magdeburg Zoo | Germany | Asian elephants


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