Dublin Zoo in Ireland


Dublin Zoo
Typezoo
Owner
Founded1831
Address Phoenix Park
Place Dublin 8
Country Ireland
Website Website
Directors-2001: Peter Wilson (director)
2001-2020: Leo Oosterweghel (director)
2020-now: Christoph Schwitzer (director)
Key People -2009: Gerry Creighton Sr. (curator)
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Elephant managementProtected Contact, since
Head keepers
of elephants		 -: James Kenny
(elephant head-keeper)
-1976: Jim Kenny
(elephant head-keeper)
2000-2020: Gerry Creighton Jr.
(elephant head-keeper)
Elephant keepers 1986-2000: Gerry Creighton Jr. (elephant keeper)
1983-1986: Gerry Creighton Jr. (apprentice keeper)
-: James Creighton (elephant keeper)
-: Pat Kenny (apprentice keeper)
-: Albert Palazuelo (elephant keeper)
-1903: James McNally (elephant keeper)
Record history
History of updates2025-03-18:
Latest document update2025-03-18 15:12:02
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Description

Dublin Zoo, located at Phoenix Park, in Dublin 8, Ireland , was founded in 1831

Dublin Zoo elephants are managed in Protected Contact, since

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Living elephants

At the Dublin Zoo lives 4 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)
  1. ♀ Asha born 2007-05-07
  2. ♂ Aung Bo born 2001-07-16
  3. ♀ Bernhardine (Bernhardini) born 1984-06-16
  4. ♀ Samiya born 2014-09-17

Taxidermy specimens

Dublin Zoo has in its collection 1 elephantine museum specimens with records in this database:

(Measurements of teeth and body parts follow the system described by Maglio (1973; P = plate number, L = length, W = width, H = height, LF = lamellar frequency)

Sita Accession nr: . Received: ♀ Sita
Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
* Born at Asia unspecified location † Dead 1903-06 at Dublin Zoo
Death: killed Death reason:

Comments / picturesDublin Zoo in Ireland IrelandThe old elephant house in the 30s.

In the new facilities, the elephants are operated in Protected Contact.

References for records about Dublin Zoo

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Dublin Zoo, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=184. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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