Merula
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Thoiry Zoo in France

Biography

☨ ♀ Merula

Identification

EEP nr	6605

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 22 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1966 wild
Birth place:	in Africa unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†1988-08-27
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Thoiry Zoo, in France

Date of arrival

1968-04-25	Thoiry Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-18:

Latest document update	2021-11-19 18:08:17

† Merula is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1988-08-27 at Thoiry Zoo, in France, .

Origin

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Merula, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Thoiry Zoo in France. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3466. (archived at the Wayback machine)

African Elephant Studbook, Europe Regional EEP
by Amelia Terkel, Zoological center Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Israel

Litterature about Thoiry Zoo

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