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Donkey
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kolmarden Zoo in Sweden

dead elephant ☨ ♀ Donkey  dead elephant
Gipsy (left), Donkey (right) and head elephant keeper Sven Mellgren.
Gipsy (left), Donkey (right) and head elephant keeper Sven Mellgren.
Identification
EEP nr6701
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 38 years old
Body height: 2.62 meter, 8.6 feet
Origin
Born:* 1965 wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead: †2003-05-26
Death reason: euthanised: Positive Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) trunk-wash test
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Kolmarden Zoo, in Sweden
Date of arrival
1965-00-00Kolmarden Zoo
Record history
History of updates2012-07-07: corr arrival year
2012-08-14: corr death year
2013-08-04: height
2018-05-09: photo
2021-11-20: Born in Asia
Latest document update2021-11-20 13:18:00
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† Donkey is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2003-05-26 at Kolmarden Zoo, in Sweden, . Official death reason described as Positive Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) trunk-wash test.

Origin

Donkey was born wild 1965 at Asia unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

Donkey in Kolmarden Zoo
This photo was taken in May 1967 and probably shows Donkey and an elephant called Sandra or Samba, who is standing in the front of the smaller, younger elephant, which is probably Donkey. (Chocolate is not on the picture) Photo: Erland Wadsten, 1967

Donkey in Kolmarden ZooIn 1991, elephant keeper Robert Nilsson, here with Donkey, was killed by the elephant Putschie.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2023). Donkey, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kolmarden Zoo in Sweden. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 5 December 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=137. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Jörgen Gustafsson, Sweden
  • Asian Elephant Studbook, Europe Regional EEP, 2011 by Rob Belterman, Martin van Wees
  • Kolmarden Zoo records, Sven Mellgren

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