Copenhagen Zoo (Zoologisk Have) in Denmark

Elephants at Copenhagen Zoo (Zoologisk Have)

Photo: © Jens Madsen

Collection

Kept totally 56, 7 present (3,4,0), 14 births, 30 relocated, 19 deaths

Location

Sdr. Fasanvej 79, DK-2000, Copenhagen, Denmark

Type:

zoo, founded 1859, first elephant arrived 1878

Website:

http://www.zoo.dk

Copenhagen has a long tradition of breeding elephants. The first calf, Kaspar was born already 1907, and the king of Denmark has several elephants as a gift from the king of Thailand.

The late Danish king Frederik IX wrote a handwritten letter the 29th of January 1962 to the chairman of the board of the Copenhagen Zoo, Dr. Böje Benzon, with the following content:

Dr Böje Benzon
As You know, I was honored with the gift of three elephant babies in Thailand; when the first arrives i dont know, but I would like to ask You if I may deponate them in Zoologisk Have. The youngest and last one is only seven months old, so I doubt that he comes within the nest two years. The other two, I believe, comes within two months.
With best greetings to Your wife,
Yours sincerely
Frederik

Headkeepers:
Early nineties: Jens Larsen

Area of the Old Elephant Enclosure compared to the New Elephant Enclosure
	Old facility	New facility
Total area	2,025 m2	10,730 m2
Elephant area indoor	250 m2	1,360 m2
Elephant area outdoor	820 m2	3,350 m2
Technique and service	140 m2	770 m2
Visitors’ area indoor	120 m2	950 m2