Lene (Lena)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Belfast Zoo (Bellevue Gardens) in United Kingdom

† Lene (Lena) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2001-04-22 at Belfast Zoo (Bellevue Gardens), in United Kingdom, . Official death reason described as heart problem.

Offspring

1. (M) 1966-06-21 -- † 1999-11-23 Siporex EEP id: 6610

Origin

Lene (Lena) was born wild 1950, captured 1956 .

Lena and Bierma arrived at Chester Zoo in June 1986 after eight years together at the Aalborg Zoo in Denmark. They were kept at Chester Zoo, at the request of Belfast Zoo, for approximately two years, while a new elephant house was being built for them at Belfast Zoo. Both elephants were transferred to Belfast Zoo in March 1988. Bierma died six months later.
Her name is listed as Lena in the European Asian Elephant Studbook.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Ryan Easley, USA
• Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, EEG: Haufellner, Kurt, Schilfarth, Schweiger

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• List of all recorded elephants in: European studbook for Asian elephants
• More elephants from: Belfast Zoo (Bellevue Gardens)
• More elephants from: United Kingdom
• More elephants that was born: 1950
• More elephants that was captured: 1956
• More elephants that died: 2001-04-22
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• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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