Olga
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Beekse Bergen Safaripark in Netherlands

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Olga  dead elephant

Identification

EEP nr8508

Description

Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 24 years old
Origin
Born:* 1985 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1988
Death
Dead: 2009-08-20
Death reason: euthanised: injured during attack from other elephants
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Beekse Bergen Safaripark, in Netherlands

Date of arrival

1988-05-26Beekse Bergen Safaripark
Record history
History of updates2023-05-06

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Olga is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2009-08-20 at Beekse Bergen Safaripark, in Netherlands, . Official death reason described as injured during attack from other elephants.

Origin

Olga was born wild 1985, captured 1988 .


Comments / pictures

Olga was injured during a riot with some of the other elephants. One or two elephants pushed her down and and another elephant ran into her (the keepers don't know what precisely happened). Her injuries were so sever that she had to be euthanised.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Olga, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Beekse Bergen Safaripark in Netherlands. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 10 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1422. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories2009 deaths | 1985 births | Born in Zimbabwe | EEP | 1988 captures | Elephants from Beekse Bergen Safaripark | Netherlands | African savanna elephants


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