Vauka
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Kronberg Opel Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Vauka  dead elephant
Identification
EEP nr5501
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 22 years old
Body height: 3.40 meter, 11.2 feet
Origin
Born:* 1955 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1977-10-00
Death reason: euthanised: agressive and the stalls were not good enough to keep him
Offspring
Total: 2 babies
1. Born 1965-08-28
(dead † 1982)		♀ Afrika EEP id: 6502
2. Born 1968-04-15
(dead † 1981)		♂ Afrikano EEP id: 6808
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Kronberg Opel Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
1955-06-01Kronberg Opel Zoo
Record history
History of updates2021-04-29
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Vauka is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1977-10-00 at Kronberg Opel Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as agressive and the stalls were not good enough to keep him.

Offspring

Total: 2 babies

  1. (F) 1965-08-28 -- † 1982 Afrika EEP id: 6502
  2. (M) 1968-04-15 -- † 1981 Afrikano EEP id: 6808


Origin

Vauka was born wild 1955.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Vauka, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Kronberg Opel Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 31 January 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3222. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Height: Henry Merker, Tiergarten-Forum
  • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
  • Peter Stolk, Netherlands
  • African Elephant Studbook, Europe Regional EEP
    by Amelia Terkel, Zoological center Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Israel
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