Luka
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Osnabruck Zoo in Germany

dead elephant ☨ ♂ Luka  dead elephant
Photo © Daniel Sanchez, Terra Natura
Photo © Daniel Sanchez, Terra Natura
Alternative name: Tasa
Identification
EEP nr7307
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 49 years old
Body height: 3.15 meter, 10.3 feet
People killed:2: keepers at Belgrade Zoo, early 1980s
Origin
Born:* 1973-04-13 captive-born
Birth place: in Belgrade Zoo
Parents: ♂ Mita x ♀ Tisa
Death
Dead: †2022-10-05
Death reason: unknown:
Offspring
Total: 9 babies
1. Born 1990-11-22
(dead † 1990-11-22)		♂ Hathi EEP id: 9004
2. Born 1995-01-23
(dead † 1995-01-23)		♀ killed EEP id: 9510
3. Born 1997-05-06♀ Vishesh EEP id: 9702
4. Born 2002-06-30
(dead † 2005-08-15)		♂ Sitang
5. Born 2005-04-11♀ May Tagu EEP id: 200504
6. Born 2005-05-28
(dead † 2005-05-28)		♂ stillborn EEP id: 200505
7. Born 2005-07-12
(dead † 2005-07-12)		♀ stillborn
8. Born 2020-12-21♂ Yaro EEP id: 00
9. Born 2021-02-11
(dead † 2021-02-16)		♂ Kiron EEP id: 202102
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Osnabruck Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
2013-06-27Osnabruck Zoo
from Terra Natura theme park, Benidorm
2006-07-00Terra Natura theme park, Benidorm
from Port Lympne Zoo
1997-11-29Port Lympne Zoo
from Belfast Zoo
1991-10-08Belfast Zoo
from Woburn Safari Park
1986-10-10Woburn Safari Park
from Belgrade Zoo
Record history
History of updates2011-11-28: removed Longleat as previous location.

2012-02-29: height

2013-06-30: transfer
2018-08-19: link to EleWiki submitted
2022-10-06: Updated as dead
Latest document update2022-10-06 15:54:57
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Biography

† Luka is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2022-10-05 at Osnabruck Zoo, in Germany, .

Offspring

Total: 9 babies

  1. (M) 1990-11-22 -- † 1990-11-22 Hathi EEP id: 9004
  2. (F) 1995-01-23 -- † 1995-01-23 killed EEP id: 9510
  3. (F) 1997-05-06 Vishesh EEP id: 9702
  4. (M) 2002-06-30 -- † 2005-08-15 Sitang
  5. (F) 2005-04-11 May Tagu EEP id: 200504
  6. (M) 2005-05-28 -- † 2005-05-28 stillborn EEP id: 200505
  7. (F) 2005-07-12 -- † 2005-07-12 stillborn
  8. (M) 2020-12-21 Yaro EEP id: 00
  9. (M) 2021-02-11 -- † 2021-02-16 Kiron EEP id: 202102

Origin

Luka was born captive-born 1973-04-13 at Belgrade Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Luka are: ♂ Mita (father) and ♀ Tisa (mother).

Siblings through the father Mita:

  1. 1963-08-23 -- † 1970-12-31 (F) Cica
  2. 1969-06-11 -- † 1975-12-00 (F) Luna

Siblings through the mother Tisa:

  1. 1963-08-23 - † 1970-12-31 (F) Cica
  2. 1969-06-11 - † 1975-12-00 (F) Luna

Pedigree

Lukas ancestral Pedigree:
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Comments / pictures

Killed two keepers at Belgrade Zoo in the early 1980s.


Contradictory records:
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Some records state Luka was kept at Longleat before staying at Woburn, but this seems to be an error, citing his previous owner: When we brought him from Palik Zoo in Yugoslavia I thought he went straight to Woburn where he remained until John Aspinal bought him for Port Lympe.

Luka in Osnabruck Zoo

Photo © Daniel Sanchez, Terra Natura

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2023). Luka, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Osnabruck Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 9 December 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=682. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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