Thaia
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Zurich Zoo in Switzerland

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Thaia  dead elephant
Identification
EEP nr6615
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 22 years old
Origin
Born:* 1966 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1988
Death reason: euthanised: Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland
Date of arrival
1980-09-08Zurich Zoo
from Copenhagen Zoo
1979-05-17Copenhagen Zoo
from Zurich Zoo
1976-09-20Zurich Zoo
from Copenhagen Zoo
1975-05-22Copenhagen Zoo
from Zurich Zoo
1967-06-07Zurich Zoo
from Johannes Künzler
Record history
History of updates2025-03-17:
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Thaia is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1988 at Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, . Official death reason described as Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).

Origin

Thaia was born wild 1966.


Comments / pictures

During her stay in Copenhagen, Thaia was stabled at Carlsberg Breweries during the nights, and walked hence and forth from the Zoo by her Keeper Ruedi Tanner.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Thaia, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Zurich Zoo in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=706. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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