Zita
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Riga Zoo in Latvia

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Zita  dead elephant
Zita and Zuzanna 1990. Photo: Sergey Chichagov
Zita and Zuzanna 1990. Photo: Sergey Chichagov
Identification
EEP nr8312
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 21 years old
Origin
Born:* 1969 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1990-07-15
Death reason: disease: Cancer in Pancreas
Offspring
Total: 2 babies
1. Born 1986-02-18
(dead † 1986-03-16)		♀ noname EEP id: 8604
2. Born 1990-04-05♀ Zuzanna EEP id: 9006 JAZA id: XX
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Riga Zoo, in Latvia
Date of arrival
1987-08-11Riga Zoo
from Moscow Zoo
1985-00-00Moscow Zoo
from Perm Zoo
1985-00-00Perm Zoo
from Moscow Zoo
1984-00-00Moscow Zoo
from Perm Zoo
1984-00-00Perm Zoo
from Moscow Zoo
1972-00-00Moscow Zoo 1972-00-00
from Saratov Circus
1969-00-00Saratov Circus
from USSR Government Circus
Record history
History of updates2009-09-15: 1972 - 1984 to Perm and 1985 - 11.08.87 to Riga according to http://www.asianelephant.net/moskva/moskva.htm
 
Latest document update2026-01-29 07:57:02

† Zita is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1990-07-15 at Riga Zoo, in Latvia, . Official death reason described as Cancer in Pancreas.

Offspring

Total: 2 babies
  1. (F) 1986-02-18 -- † 1986-03-16 noname EEP id: 8604
  2. (F) 1990-04-05 Zuzanna EEP id: 9006 JAZA id: XX


Origin

Zita was born wild 1969.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Zita, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Riga Zoo in Latvia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 14 April 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=314. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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