Pepik (Joe)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ostrava Zoo in Czech Republic

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Pepik (Joe)  dead elephant

Identification

EEP nr5605

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 9 years old
Origin
Born:* 1955 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1956
Death
Dead: 1964-01-00
Death reason: accident: fell in the dry moat
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Ostrava Zoo, in Czech Republic

Date of arrival

1956-10-06Ostrava Zoo
from Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha)

Record history
History of updates2021-03-01

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Pepik (Joe) is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1964-01-00 at Ostrava Zoo, in Czech Republic, . Official death reason described as fell in the dry moat.

Origin

Pepik (Joe) was born wild 1955, captured 1956 .


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EEP state arrival Prague 25 July.

Joe was brought to the Ostrava Zoo in June 1956 from the Prague Zoo, a gift from the Vietnamese government.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Pepik (Joe), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ostrava Zoo in Czech Republic. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1352. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories1964 deaths | 1955 births | Born in Vietnam | EEP | 1956 captures | Elephants from Ostrava Zoo | Czech Republic | Asian elephants


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