Geeta
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Whipsnade Wild Animal Park in United Kingdom

Biography

☨ ♀ Geeta
Alternative name:	Dilberta

Identification

EEP nr	8211

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 26 years old

People killed:	1: Jim Robson, London Zoo, 2001
Origin
Born:	* 1980-06-00 wild
Birth place:	in Sri Lanka unspecified location
Capture:	1980 Orphaned, Sri Lanka
Imported:	1982
Death
Dead:	†2006-02-07
Death reason:	euthanised: arthtritis? aggressive?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

2001-12-04	Whipsnade Wild Animal Park from London Zoo

1992-05-12	London Zoo from Chester Zoo

1992-04-15	Chester Zoo from London Zoo

1982-06-30	London Zoo from Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo)

1980-10-00	Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo) from Pinnawala elephant orphanage

	Pinnawala elephant orphanage from Sri Lanka unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2021-03-04

Latest document update	2018-05-10 14:46:43
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† Geeta is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2006-02-07 at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, in United Kingdom, . Official death reason described as arthtritis? aggressive?.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Geeta, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=921. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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