Dikija (Dicky)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Riga Zoo in Latvia

Biography
This record may be a duplicate record with Dicky at Unknown
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Dikija (Dicky)  dead elephant
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 42 years old
Origin
Born:* 1910 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1952
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Riga Zoo, in Latvia
Date of arrival
1940-00-00Riga Zoo
from J. Balodi menagerie
Record history
History of updates2009-09-15: death year apr.
Latest document update2020-11-06 15:37:10
This record may be a duplicate record with Dicky at Unknown

† Dikija (Dicky) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1952 at Riga Zoo, in Latvia, .

Origin

Dikija (Dicky) was born wild 1910.


Comments / pictures

There are no straight records, but supposedly Dikija died around 1952 or 1953.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Dikija (Dicky), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Riga Zoo in Latvia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4028. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Daiga Leimane, Educator, Riga National Zoological Garden, Latvia

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