Kumara
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Chester Zoo in United Kingdom

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Kumara  dead elephant

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 35 years old

People killed:1
Origin
Born:* 1966 wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead: 2001-10-08
Death reason: euthanised:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

1989-05-02Chester Zoo
from Whipsnade Wild Animal Park

Record history
History of updates2010-09-23: New record
2010-12-19: Previous locations, Death, EEP, Mankiller RE
2023-12-17: Chip id nr
2023-12-17: Chip id nr
2025-03-12: Born in Asia

Latest document update2025-03-12 18:16:40
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† Kumara is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2001-10-08 at Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom, .

Casualties

1 casualties
  1. 2001-02-08: elephant keeper Richard Hughes fatal attack by Kumara. butted and thrown against a fence † Richard Hughes Died 2001-02-19?


Origin

Kumara was born wild 1966 at Asia unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

2001-02 : Attacked and killed senior elephantkeeper Richard Hughes

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Kumara, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Chester Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1601. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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