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Zuzanna Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at Kobe Oiji Zoo in Japan Biography
♀ Zuzanna
Alternative name:
Zuze, Suse
Identification
EEP nr 9006
JAZA nr nr ?
Description
Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) Sex and age: Female ♀ 35 years old Status: NULL
Management: Free contact Origin
Born: * 1990-04-05 captive-born
Birth place:
in Riga Zoo
Parents: ♂ Radsch
x ♀ Zita
Offspring Total: 4 babies
1. Born 2002-01-11 (dead † 2002-01-11 ) ♀ stillborn JAZA id: ?
2. Born 2004-03-02 (dead † 2005-04-25 ) ♀ Momo JAZA id: ?
3. Born 2007-10-21 (dead † 2012-04-07 ) ♂ Oji JAZA id: ?
4. Born 2014-06-12 ♂ Yuuki JAZA id: ?
Locations - owners Present / last location: Kobe Oiji Zoo , in Japan
Date of arrival
2014-12-02 Kobe Oiji Zoo from Ichihara Elephant Kingdom
2013-10-10 Ichihara Elephant Kingdom from Kobe Oiji Zoo
1996-09-03 Kobe Oiji Zoo from Riga Zoo
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Biography Zuzanna is a living NULL Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Kobe Oiji Zoo , in Japan .
Zuzanna arrived in 2014-12-02 to the Kobe Oiji Zoo, relocated from the Ichihara Elephant Kingdom , in Japan .
Social
Zuzanna lives together with 2 other elephants at the Kobe Oiji Zoo:
detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants ♂ Mac born 1992-06-13 ♀ Midori born 2000 Offspring (F) 2002-01-11 -- † 2002-01-11 stillborn JAZA id: ? (F) 2004-03-02 -- † 2005-04-25 Momo JAZA id: ? (M) 2007-10-21 -- † 2012-04-07 Oji JAZA id: ? (M) 2014-06-12 Yuuki JAZA id: ? Origin
Zuzanna was born captive-born 1990-04-05 at Riga Zoo .
Parentage Parents of Zuzanna are: ♂ Radsch (father) and ♀ Zita (mother).Siblings through the father Radsch : 2005-08-07(M) Myo Set Kaung 2006-03-30(F) Marlar 2006-05-23 -- † 2017-04-00 (M) Unt Bwe 2007-08-08(F) Shwe Zin 2008-02-25(M) Ananda Yingthway 2008-03-07 -- † 2008-03-07 () miscarriage 2008-09-04(M) Yoe Ma 2009-05-23(M) Ein She Min 2010-02-17 -- † 2010-02-17 (M) noname 2010-03-09(M) Einga-Tha 2011-02-06(M) Mong Tine 2011-08-08(M) Shwe Myarr 2012-05-22 -- † 2012-06-11 (M) Thura 2013-07-15(M) Thuya 2014-05-16 -- † 2023-06-19 (M) Radza junior 2014-07-20(M) Ravi Siblings through the mother Zita : 1986-02-18 - † 1986-03-16 (F) noname Pedigree
Zuzannas ancestral Pedigree:
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Zuzanna
Sire (f):Radsch Born: 1967
Sire ff: Born:
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm: Born:
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:
Dame m:Zita Born: 1969
Sire mf: Born:
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm: Born:
Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:
Comments / pictures 1990: The mother died in August and Zuzanna was successfully handreared after four months of age.
Zuze is famous Asiatic Elephant (Elephas maximus) ♀ from Riga Zoo. She was born in April 5, 1990 and was the first newborn elephant in Riga Zoo history.
I took part in the artificial feeding of Zuze from the very day when her mother Zita died. I measured it every month, then every half a year.
20.08.1990 / Zuze 3,5 months old, with Sergey Chichagov .
In early 90ies she became beloved by visitors and got huge media attention. Real owners of Zuze was Moscow Zoo, Russia. Latvian citizens donated 20 000 rubles to buy elephant back from Moscow Zoo. As time came for Zuze babies, but Riga Zoo didn’t have space for more than two grown elephants, Riga Zoo had to look new homes for Zuze. At age of 6 years, Zuze went for her new home to Kobe Oji Zoo in Japan.
Zuze in the transport trailer at Riga Zoo, with elephant keepers Gunars Shauers ,
Alexandr Kravchenok and Alma Heninja, 1996-08-23.
Sergey Chichagov ,
Riga
1996: Departed for Japan (out Riga Zoo) - August 26, 1996, arrived in Kobe Oji Zoo - September 3, 1996. Transportation via Frankfurt, Riga-Frankfurt (autotransportation, 24-31.08.1996, transportation engaged Roy Smith /Dan-Inject - Interzoo/) http://www.interzoo.de/page20.html Frankfurt-Tokyo (01-02.09.1996, air transport (go with Mr. Gunar Shauer, Riga Zoo Elephant Curator)
2013: On October 9, 2013, Zuze, in pregnant, was transferred to Ichikawa Elephant Kingdom in a hope that Zuze can study the maternal behavior from Pooly.
2014: On June 12, 2014, a healthy male was born, 142kg, but Zuze did not take care of her baby, as the former cases. Zuze was transferred home to Oji Zoo on December 2, 2014.
Reference list References Koehl, Dan, (2025). Zuzanna, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kobe Oiji Zoo in Japan . Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=315 . (archived at the Wayback machine )Sources used for this article is among others:
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