Katka
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Danzig Zoo (Zoo Gdansk) in Poland

Location

Katka is a living Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Danzig Zoo (Zoo Gdansk), in Poland.

Katka arrived in 2006-10-27 to the Danzig Zoo (Zoo Gdansk), relocated from the La Fleche Zoo, in France.

1. ♀ Vicky born <1966

Origin

Katka was born wild 1970.

2005-05-12:Sabi who at this time was peacefully eating some hay. Without any forewarning signs (she was also eating some hay) and arriving violently behind Sabi, Katka has pushed and lifted her, taking Sabi between her rear legs and at her bottom. Sabi has lost her balance and falled the head up-side-down and turned toward her back, on a rock. With the weight of her body and in such circumstances, she broke her neck immediatly and died within 2 or 3 minutes in this position without any attempt from her to try to move.
Cyril HUE, DVM, Zoo de La Flèche

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Jana Havlová
• Elephants from CR and SR (Zoo Usti nad Labem)
• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
• Statement from Cyril HUE, DVM, Zoo de La Flèche
• African Elephant Studbook, Europe Regional EEP
  by Amelia Terkel, Zoological center Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Israel

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• List of all recorded elephants in: European studbook for Asian elephants
• More elephants from: Danzig Zoo (Zoo Gdansk)
• More elephants from: Poland
• More elephants that was born: 1970
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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