| ♂ Mekong |
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 Mekong in out enclosure at old house in Prague Zoo. Photo: Dan Koehl, 2010. |
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| Identification |
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| EEP nr | 8405 |
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| Description |
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| Species: | Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) |
| Sex and age: | Male ♂ about 40 years old (approximate age) |
| Body height: | 3.30
meter, 10.8
feet |
| Body weight: | 5300.00
kg, 11660.00
lbs |
| Management: | Protected contact |
| Origin |
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| Born: | * ~1982 wild |
| Birth place: |
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| Offspring |
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| Total: 8 babies |
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| 1. Born 2002-04-05 | ♂ Voi Nam EEP id: 200203 |
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| 2. Born 2016-04-05 | ♂ Maxmilian EEP id: 201604 |
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| 3. Born 2016-10-16 | ♀ Sanuk EEP id: 201610 |
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| 4. Born 2018-04-02 | ♂ Mauk EEP id: 201805? (EEP nr N/A) |
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| 5. Born 2018-06-26 | ♂ Manoa EEP id: 201809? (EEP nr N/A) |
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6. Born 2020-07-16
(dead † 2020-07-16) | ♀ stillborn EEP id: 202011? (EEP nr N/A) |
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| 7. Born 2021-02-19 | ♂ Ka Yan EEP id: 202103 |
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| 8. Born 2022-05-07 | ♂ Unnamed EEP id: 00 |
| Locations - owners |
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| Present / last location: | Knies Kinderzoo, in Switzerland |
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| Date of arrival |
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| 2020-05-20 | Knies Kinderzoo
from Emmen Zoo |
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| 2016-01-26 | Emmen Zoo
from Amsterdam Artis Zoo |
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| 2014-12-04 | Amsterdam Artis Zoo
from Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha) |
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| 2009-11-27 | Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha)
from Leipzig Zoo |
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| 1984-05-09 | Leipzig Zoo
from Saigon Zoo (Ho Chi Minh Zoo) |
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| 1983-11-11 | Saigon Zoo (Ho Chi Minh Zoo) 1983-11-11
from Dak Lak province unspecified camp |
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| Record history |
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| History of updates | 2009-11-27: transfered to Prague Zoo
2009-12-16: photo of Mekong in Prague
2012-02-29: weight
2016-01-03: transfer
2016-12-14: transfer
2018-05-16: origin Dak lak
2020-05-09: Pictures
2020-05-20: relocated to Rappersville |
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| Latest document update | 2021-07-08 16:34:42 |
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