Bindu an Asian elephant at Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo)
Photo: © Heike Klabunde | ||
| Bindu | ||
|---|---|---|
| ID nr: | EEP Number: 7103 - | |
| Species: | Asian elephant | |
| Sex and age: | Male ♂ 52 years old | |
| Body height: | 3.15 meter, 10.3 feet | |
| Body weight: | 5000.00 kg, 11000.00 lbs | |
| Management: | Protected contact | People killed: | 1 |
| Location: | Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo) | |
| Arrival | Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo) 2004-09-10 from Port Lympne Zoo Port Lympne Zoo 1977-06-01 from Howletts Wild Animal Park Howletts Wild Animal Park 1971-01-01 from Sonepur Mela Haathi Bazaar (Harihar Kshetra Mela) | |
| Born: | * 1968 wild India | |
| Offspring, year of birth, year of death: |
Total: 12 babies | |
| Document updated | 2009-09-15: country origin 2010-05-01: prev. location Sonepur 2010-09-23: mankiller | |
Often refered to as born on Sri Lanka, but in his book The Best of Friends, John Aspinall writes that all asian elephants, except Assam, were bought at the Sonepur market in India.  Photo: Stephanie Wrobe Reference listKoehl, D., (2020). Bindu, an Asian at Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo) in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 27 October 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=396. (archived at the Wayback machine)Sources used for this article is among others:
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