Taruka
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Opole Zoo in Poland

Biography

☨ ♀ Taruka

Alternative name:	Taraka

Identification

EEP nr	5902

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 41 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1955 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1959
Imported:	1959?
Death
Dead:	†1996-08-10
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Opole Zoo, in Poland

Date of arrival

1959-08-19	Opole Zoo from Unknown

Record history
History of updates	2009-11-19:

Latest document update	2021-09-18 12:35:06

† Taruka is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1996-08-10 at Opole Zoo, in Poland, .

Origin

Taruka was born wild 1955, captured 1959 . and imported 1959?

Comments / pictures

EEG state origin Sumatra and that she arrived in July, not august

Records about Taruka from EEPEuropean Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Taruka:

5902 F ~ 1955 WILD WILD WILD ~ 1959 NONE Capture Taruka
OPOLE 19 Aug 1959 SS0001 Transfer
10 Aug 1996 Death
[Death by: Unknown means]

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Taruka, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Opole Zoo in Poland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=291. (archived at the Wayback machine)