Tukta
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Sydney Zoo in Australia

☨ ♀ Tukta
Photo: © Taronga Conservation Society Australia

Identification

ASMP nr	73

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 8 years old
Origin
Born:	* 2010-11-02 captive-born , number 3
Birth place:	in Sydney Zoo
Birth weight	120.00 kgs, 264.00 lbs

Parents:	♂ Gung (Prawn) x ♀ Pak Boon
Death
Dead:	†2018-09-03
Death reason:	disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Sydney Zoo, in Australia

Date of arrival

2010-11-02	Sydney Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2010-11-14: picture 2010-11-19: name 2010-12-03: nr 2018-04-21: PC 2018-09-04: death report

Latest document update	2020-12-03 19:53:54
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Biography

† Tukta is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2018-09-03 at Sydney Zoo, in Australia, . Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus.

Origin

Tukta was born captive-born as birth number 3 2010-11-02 at Sydney Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Tukta are: ♂ Gung (Prawn) (father) and ♀ Pak Boon (mother).

Siblings through the father Gung (Prawn):

2009-07-04(M) Luk Chai
2016-11-02(M) Sabai
2017-05-26 -- † 2020-10-13 (M) Jai Dee

Siblings through the mother Pak Boon:

2017-05-26 - † 2020-10-13 (M) Jai Dee

Pedigree

**Tuktas ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Tukta	Sire (f): Gung (Prawn) Born: 2000	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Pak Boon Born: 1992	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Zookeepers noticed eight-year-old Tukta had become lethargic and was not eating on Monday.

The veterinary team was called in and suspected she was suffering a case of Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV) .

Taronga Zoo said EEHV was present in almost all Asian elephants but it only causes illness when the animals are young.

"Despite the swift action of everyone involved, she tragically lost her fight against the virus later that afternoon," the zoo said in a statement.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2023). Tukta, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Sydney Zoo in Australia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 November 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6238. (archived at the Wayback machine)