Sonny
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Rotterdam Zoo in Netherlands

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Sonny  dead elephant
Identification
EEP nr5004
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 54 years old
Origin
Born:* 1943 wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Capture: 1950
Death
Dead: †1997-06-06
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Rotterdam Zoo, in Netherlands
Date of arrival
1950-07-18Rotterdam Zoo
Record history
History of updates2025-03-18:
2025-04-06:
2025-04-06:
Latest document update2021-09-26 09:23:22
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† Sonny is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1997-06-06 at Rotterdam Zoo, in Netherlands, .

Origin

Sonny was born wild 1943 at Asia unspecified location, captured 1950 .

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Sonny, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Rotterdam Zoo in Netherlands. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=725. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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