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Aja
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Rhenen Zoo in Netherlands

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Aja  dead elephant
Aja. Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen 08/2009. Photo: © Peter Stolk
Aja. Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen 08/2009. Photo: © Peter Stolk

Identification

EEP nr7104

Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 55 years old

People killed:1
Origin
Born:* 1971 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1974
Imported:1974 by Firma Ruhe
Death
Dead: 2026-04-08
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Rhenen Zoo, in Netherlands

Date of arrival

2006-04-07Rhenen Zoo
from Sevilla Exotic animals reserve

2005-10-18Sevilla Exotic animals reserve
from Erfurt Zoo

1974-06-08Erfurt Zoo
from Firma Ruhe

1974-00-00Firma Ruhe
from Chipperfield organisation station

Record history
History of updates2009-09-03: Management, Text, Image

2010-06-18: prev location

2013-04-10: mankiller
2018-05-10: link to EleWiki submitted
2021-09-18: Importer Firma Ruhe

Latest document update2026-04-09 11:45:35
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† Aja is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2026-04-08 at Rhenen Zoo, in Netherlands, .

Origin

Aja was born wild 1971, captured 1974 . and imported 1974 by Firma Ruhe


Comments / pictures

The three Elephants of Ouwehands Dierenpark in Rhenen are managed in Protected Contact with target training. Aja had previously killed a keeper.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Aja, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Rhenen Zoo in Netherlands. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 June 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1693. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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