Heri
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Basel Zoo in Switzerland

Biography
♀ Heri
Identification
EEP nr7602
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 48 years old
Status:pregnant
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1976 wild
Birth place: in Kruger National Park
Offspring
Total: 1 babies
1. Born 2004-10-04
(dead † 2004-10-04)		⚪ stillborn?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Basel Zoo, in Switzerland
Date of arrival
1988-08-24Basel Zoo
from Hannover Zoo
1979-06-00Hannover Zoo
from Kruger National Park
Record history
History of updates2024-11-10: picture from Zoo Directors meeting
Latest document update2023-08-22 15:08:05
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Biography

Heri is a living pregnant Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Basel Zoo, in Switzerland.

Heri arrived in 1988-08-24 to the Basel Zoo, relocated from the Hannover Zoo, in Germany.


Social

Heri lives together with 2 other elephants at the Basel Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. ♀ Maya born 1995
  2. ♀ Rosy born 1995

Offspring

  1. () 2004-10-04 -- † 2004-10-04 stillborn?


Origin

Heri was born wild 1976 at Kruger National Park.


Comments / pictures

Due to give birth late 2023/early 2024

Records about Heri from EEPEuropean Studbook for African elephants state following records for the african elephant Heri:

7701 F ~ 1978 WILD WILD WILD ???? NONE Capture Heri
HANNOVER 5 Aug 1979 VII55 Transfer
BASEL 24 Aug 1988 880011 Transfer

Source: EEP studbook for African elephants
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Heri, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Basel Zoo in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=92. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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