Thura an Asian elephant at Leipzig Zoo
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Thura during the time when she was in Hagenbeck. In background elephantkeeper Peter Hüss. Photo: Torben Klöfkorn, Germany | ||||
Species: | Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) | |||
Sex and age: | Female ♀ 45 years old | |||
Id number | EEP Number: 8706 | |||
Origin | ||||
Born: | * 1974-00-00 wild | |||
Birth place: | ||||
Death | ||||
Dead date: | † 2019-11-26 | |||
Death reason: | maternal death: An autopsy made it clear, that Thura was unexpectadly pregnant with twins, of which one of the featus ruptured the Uterus, causing a lethal infection. | |||
Offspring | ||||
Total: 7 babies | ||||
1. Born 1992-03-23 | ♀ Ratna EEP id: 9203 | |||
2. Born 1995-12-25 (dead † 2000-12-30) | ♂ Tharun | |||
3. Born 2001-11-09 (dead † 2001-11-09) | ♂ noname | |||
4. Born 2004-11-26 | ♂ Thai EEP id: 200408 | |||
5. Born 2009-07-03 | ♀ Rani EEP id: 200909 | |||
6. Born 2016-01-28 (dead † 2016-01-28) | ⚪ miscarriage EEP id: 2016xx? | |||
7. Born 2018-03-00 (dead † 2018-03-00) | ⚪ aborted EEP id: 2018xx | |||
Locations | ||||
Present / last location: | Leipzig Zoo, in Germany | |||
Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!) | ||||
2014-09-02 | Leipzig Zoo from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen) Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen) 1987-04-15 from Walter Sensen Zoo-Agentur | |||
Document updated | 2009-08-04: removing pregnant status 2016-01-03: transfer 2020-12-09: picture | |||
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This document was updated: 2020-12-09 15:18:42