Luka an Asian elephant at Osnabruck Zoo
| ♂ Luka |
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 Photo © Daniel Sanchez, Terra Natura
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| Alternative name: | Tasa |
| Species: | Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) |
| Sex and age: | Male ♂ 48 years old |
| Id number | EEP Number: 7307 |
| Body height: | 3.15
meter, 10.3
feet |
| Management: | Protected contact |
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| People killed: | 2: keepers at Belgrade Zoo, early 1980s |
| Origin |
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| Born: | * 1973-04-13 captive-born |
| Birth place: | in Belgrade Zoo |
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| Parents: | ♂ Mita x ♀ Tisa |
| Offspring |
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| Total: 8 babies | |
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1. Born 1990-11-22
(dead † 1990-11-22) | ♂ Hathi EEP id: 9004 |
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2. Born 1995-01-23
(dead † 1995-01-23) | ♀ killed EEP id: 9510 |
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| 3. Born 1997-05-06 | ♀ Vishesh EEP id: 9702 |
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4. Born 2002-06-30
(dead † 2005-08-15) | ♂ Sitang |
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| 5. Born 2005-04-11 | ♀ May Tagu EEP id: 200504 |
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6. Born 2005-05-28
(dead † 2005-05-28) | ♂ stillborn EEP id: 200505 |
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7. Born 2005-07-12
(dead † 2005-07-12) | ♀ stillborn |
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| 8. Born 2020-12-21 | ♂ Yaro EEP id: 00 |
| Locations |
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| Present / last location: | Osnabruck Zoo, in Germany |
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Date of Arrival
(Presently sometimes errors!) | |
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| 2013-06-27 | Osnabruck Zoo
from Terra Natura theme park, Benidorm
Terra Natura theme park, Benidorm 2006-07-00
from Port Lympne Zoo
Port Lympne Zoo 1997-11-29
from Belfast Zoo (Bellevue Gardens)
Belfast Zoo (Bellevue Gardens) 1991-10-08
from Woburn Safari Park
Woburn Safari Park 1986-10-10
from Belgrade Zoo |
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| Document updated | 2011-11-28: removed Longleat as previous location.
2012-02-29: height
2013-06-30: transfer
2018-08-19: link to EleWiki submitted |
| Google map |
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| Random literature |
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This document was updated: 2020-10-18 06:25:24
