† Tarun is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2008-10-19 at Odessa Zoo, in Ukraine, . Official death reason described as after a tuskoperation 13 Oct.
Tarun was born wild 1974, captured 1979 . and imported 1979 by E.A.G. van den Brink
EEG state birthyear 1977, and arrival 1982-05-15 in Odessa The EEP studbook states Tarun arriving Moscow Zoo 1979-12-29, and arriving Odessa 8th May 1982, but according to Usti nad Labem Zoo, Tarun came to Odessa from Dvur Kralove where he stayed 77-82.
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