Sofia
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Sofia Zoo in Bulgaria

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Sofia  dead elephant
Identification
EEP nr6503
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 3 years old
Origin
Born:* 1965-04-13 captive-born
Birth place: in Sofia Zoo
Parents: ♂ Sativan x ♀ Savitri
Death
Dead: †1968
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Sofia Zoo, in Bulgaria
Date of arrival
1965-04-13Sofia Zoo
Record history
History of updates0000-00-00
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Sofia is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1968 at Sofia Zoo, in Bulgaria, .

Origin

Sofia was born captive-born 1965-04-13 at Sofia Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Sofia are: ♂ Sativan (father) and ♀ Savitri (mother).

Siblings through the father Sativan:

  1. 1962-12-29 -- † 1962-12-29 (M) stillborn

Siblings through the mother Savitri:

  1. 1962-12-29 - † 1962-12-29 (M) stillborn
  2. 1972-05-18 - † 1980 (M) Pascha II

Pedigree

Sofias ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Sofia

Sire (f):
Sativan

Born: 1950

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Savitri

Born: 1954

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Sofia, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Sofia Zoo in Bulgaria. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=286. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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