Saba is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Arnhem Zoo (Burgers Zoo), in Netherlands.
Saba arrived in 2019-08-23 to the Arnhem Zoo (Burgers Zoo), relocated from the Kolmarden Zoo, in Sweden.
Saba lives together with 3 other elephants at the Arnhem Zoo (Burgers Zoo):
1: Dan Koehl (head-keeper from 2007 to 2010)
Saba was born wild 1968 at Asia unspecified location.
Saba came to Zoo Le Pal in 1973, and was kept as single elephant until 1996, when she was joined by the Asian elephant Accra from Circus Krone in Munich. In 2005 a new elephant facility was built in Le Pal, and the two elephants was transferred tp protected contact. They were also joined by a breeding Group from Paris Zoo, but Saba, who had been alone elephant for many years, had difficulties to adapt to the newcomers, there was a lot of fights between the elephants and she missed the contact with humans. In 2007 it was decided to bring her to Kolmarden Zoo in Sweden, where the two Asian elephants belonging to the Swedish king were worked in free contact. She was transferred at 7th of November, and was straight away worked hands on in free contact.
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