Kung
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Leningrad Zoo (St. Petersburg Zoo) in Russia

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Kung  dead elephant

Identification

EEP nr0801

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 49 years old
Origin
Born:* 1908 wild
Birth place: in Vietnam unspecified location
Capture: 1910
Death
Dead: 1957-09-13
Death reason: unknown:
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 1956-12-19
(dead † 1959-04-07)
Lexi EEP id: 5607
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Leningrad Zoo (St. Petersburg Zoo), in Russia

Date of arrival

1954-10-09Leningrad Zoo (St. Petersburg Zoo)
from Vietnam unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2022-02-09

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Kung is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1957-09-13 at Leningrad Zoo (St. Petersburg Zoo), in Russia, .

Offspring


  1. (M) 1956-12-19 -- † 1959-04-07 Lexi EEP id: 5607


Origin

Kung was born wild 1908 at Vietnam unspecified location, captured 1910 .


Comments / pictures

Records about Kung from EEPEuropean Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Kung:

0801 F ~ 1908 WILD WILD VIETNAM ~ 1908 NONE Birth KUNG
ST PETERS 9 Oct 1954 MK0102 Transfer
13 Sep 1957 Death

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Kung, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Leningrad Zoo (St. Petersburg Zoo) in Russia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2028. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
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Categories1957 deaths | 1908 births | Born in Vietnam | Breeding cows | EEP | 1910 captures | Elephants from Leningrad Zoo (St. Petersburg Zoo) | Russia | Asian elephants


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