Tunga (Tonga)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Hawthorn Corporation in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Tunga (Tonga)  dead elephant

Identification

SSP nr47

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 32 years old
Origin
Born:* 1964 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1996-09-19
Death reason: disease: massive heart failure. Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)?
Offspring
Total: 3 babies

1. Born 1982-10-01
(dead † 2012-01-11)
Sabu (Look Chai) SSP id: 69

2. Born 1993-12-07
(dead † 1993-12-15)
Bernie SSP id: 349

3. Born 1993-12-15 Nicholas (Nickolaus) SSP id: 351
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Hawthorn Corporation, in United States

Date of arrival

1991-07-03Hawthorn Corporation
from Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo)

1979-10-25Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo)
from Elephant Mountain (Morgan Berry)

Record history
History of updates2021-01-31

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Tunga (Tonga) is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1996-09-19 at Hawthorn Corporation, in United States, . Official death reason described as massive heart failure. Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)?.

Offspring


Total: 3 babies

  1. (M) 1982-10-01 -- † 2012-01-11 Sabu (Look Chai) SSP id: 69
  2. (M) 1993-12-07 -- † 1993-12-15 Bernie SSP id: 349
  3. (M) 1993-12-15 Nicholas (Nickolaus) SSP id: 351


Origin

Tunga (Tonga) was born wild 1964.


Comments / pictures

I know for a fact that a minimum of two of the Hawthorn elephants died from TB, Tunga, the bull I spent time with at the Portland Zoo and Joyce.
Wayne Jackson, Canada

Tonga may have killed his trainer Morgan Berry in June, 1979.

Tunga (Tonga) in Hawthorn Corporation

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Tunga (Tonga), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Hawthorn Corporation in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1483. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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