Tonya
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha) in Czech Republic

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Tonya  dead elephant
Photo © Linda van der Galiën
Photo © Linda van der Galiën

Identification

EEP nr200902

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 4 years old
Origin
Born:* 2009-02-10 captive-born
Birth place: in Rotterdam Zoo

Parents: Alexander x ♀ Douanita
Death
Dead: 2013-12-17
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha), in Czech Republic

Date of arrival

2012-05-08Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha)
from Rotterdam Zoo

Record history
History of updates2022-04-12

Latest document update2021-12-22 09:22:42
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† Tonya is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2013-12-17 at Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha), in Czech Republic, .

Origin

Tonya was born captive-born 2009-02-10 at Rotterdam Zoo.

Parentage


Parents of Tonya are: ♂ Alexander (father) and ♀ Douanita (mother).

Siblings through the father Alexander:

  1. 1994-12-11(F) Piccolo (Piccolina)
  2. 1999-01-11 -- † 1999-01-12 (M) Willi
  3. 2000-11-28(F) Bangka
  4. 2002-01-20 -- † 2002-12-20 (M) Senang
  5. 2003-05-13(F) Trong Nhi
  6. 2003-07-26(F) Anak
  7. 2004-02-21(M) Sibu
  8. 2005-08-02(F) Yindee
  9. 2007-05-07(F) Asha
  10. 2007-12-28 -- † 2007-12-28 (F) unborn
  11. 2008-02-17(M) Billy (Budi)
  12. 2009-02-11 -- † 2009-02-11 (F) stillborn
  13. 2009-05-17(F) Kai Mook (Kai-Mook)
  14. 2009-11-10(F) Kina
  15. 2012-11-01(M) Kyan
  16. 2015-01-07 -- † 2015-01-07 () stillborn

Siblings through the mother Douanita:

  1. 2000-01-26 - † 2000-01-26 (M) noname
  2. 2003-05-13(F) Trong Nhi
  3. 2013-02-11(F) Sita
  4. 2017-07-04(M) Minh-Tan
  5. 2020-12-21(M) Yaro

Pedigree


Tonyas ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Tonya

Sire (f):
Alexander

Born: 1978

Sire ff:
Motek

Born: 1960
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:
Warda

Born: 1958
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Douanita

Born: 1987

Sire mf:


Born:
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:


Born:
Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:


Comments / pictures

Named Tonya, after Ton Dorresteyn, who left as Director for Rotterdam Zoo in February 2009.

2012-05: Pregnant Douanita and her youngest daughter Tanya were transferred together from the Netherlands to the Czech Republic in May 2012 due to compatibility issues between Douanita and other Rotterdam females.

2013-12: Tonya died with EEHV specific symptoms. Tonya originates from the Rotterdam Herd and already lost two brothers on EEHV (Willi and Senang); all offspring of Alexander.

2014-3-23: Tonya did not die from herpes virus. Virus was non-detectable by PCR. Pathologists are still researching her tissues.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Tonya, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha) in Czech Republic. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4650. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Rob Belterman, Netherlands
  • Jaroslav Vanecek, Elephant Gossip
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Categories2013 deaths | 2009 births | With Pedigree | Elephants from Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha) | Czech Republic | Asian elephants


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