Runga
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Bronx Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Runga

Identification

SSP nr	395

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 13 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1927 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1940-11-07
Death reason:	euthanised: shot, aggressive
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Bronx Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1930-06-19	Bronx Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2024-12-12: pictures from 1978 & 81 2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Runga is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1940-11-07 at Bronx Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as shot, aggressive.

Origin

Runga was born wild 1927.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Runga, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Bronx Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2456. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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