Fuku-chan an Asian elephant at Fukuyama Zoo
| Fuku-chan | |
|---|---|
| ID nr: | JAZA Number: 176 - |
| Species: | Asian elephant |
| Sex and age: | Female ♀ 22 years old |
| Body weight: | 2680.00 kg, 5896.00 lbs |
| Status: | sick |
| Management: | unknown |
| Location: | Fukuyama Zoo |
| Arrival | Fukuyama Zoo 2001-04-28 |
| Born: | * 1998 wild |
| Document updated | 2009-09-21: new record 2018-10-19: diagnosed and treated for tuberculosis 2018-11-04: weight 2018-11-06: JAZA nr |
| 2016-03-10: Fuku - chan was diagnosed by LAMP with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. later she was diognosed for M. caprae. 2018-10-16: Treatment of tuberculosis with four anti-tuberculosis drugs was completed after 1 year and 6 months treatment period. 2018-11-04: weight: 2680 kgs Reference listKoehl, D., (2020). Fuku-chan, an Asian at Fukuyama Zoo in Japan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 October 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2485. (archived at the Wayback machine)Sources used for this article is among others:
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