Mekong an Asian elephant at Knies Kinderzoo
♂ Mekong Mekong in out enclosure at old house in Prague Zoo. Photo: Dan Koehl, 2010. Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus ) Sex and age: Male ♂ about 39 years old (approximate age) Id number EEP Number: 8405Body weight: 5300.00
kg, 11660.00
lbs Management: Protected contact Origin Born: * ~1982 wild Birth place: Offspring Total: 6 babies 1. Born 2002-04-05 ♂ Voi Nam EEP id: 200203 2. Born 2016-04-05 ♂ Maxmilian EEP id: 201604 3. Born 2016-10-16 ♀ Sanuk EEP id: 201610 4. Born 2018-04-02 ♂ Mauk EEP id: 201805? (EEP nr N/A) 5. Born 2018-06-26 ♂ Manoa EEP id: 201809? (EEP nr N/A) 6. Born 2020-07-16 (dead † 2020-07-16 ) ♀ stillborn EEP id: 202011? (EEP nr N/A) Locations Present / last location: Knies Kinderzoo , in Switzerland Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!) 2020-05-20 Knies Kinderzoo from Emmen Zoo Emmen Zoo 2016-01-26 from Amsterdam Artis Zoo Amsterdam Artis Zoo 2014-12-04 from Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha) Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha) 2009-11-27 from Leipzig Zoo Leipzig Zoo 1984-05-09 from Saigon Zoo (Ho Chi Minh Zoo) Saigon Zoo (Ho Chi Minh Zoo) 1983-11-11 from Dak Lak province unspecified camp Document updated 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 Google map Random literature
Description Location Mekong is a Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus ), living in Knies Kinderzoo , in Switzerland .
Mekong arrived in Knies Kinderzoo 2020-05-20 , relocated from Emmen Zoo , in Netherlands . In Knies Kinderzoo, Mekong lives together with 8 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list )
♀ Ceylon II born 1970 , ♀ Delhi (Ramona) born 1968-03-19 , ♀ Kalaya born 2013-11-01 , ♀ Mapalay born 1986 , ♀ Rani born 1982 , ♀ Sabu born 1984 , ♀ Sandry born 1999-11-27 , ♂ Thisiam born 1998-05-04 , (see detailed list ).Offspring Total: 6 babies (M) 2002-04-05 Voi Nam EEP id: 200203 (M) 2016-04-05 Maxmilian EEP id: 201604 (F) 2016-10-16 Sanuk EEP id: 201610 (M) 2018-04-02 Mauk EEP id: 201805? (EEP nr N/A) (M) 2018-06-26 Manoa EEP id: 201809? (EEP nr N/A) (F) 2020-07-16 -- † 2020-07-16 stillborn EEP id: 202011? (EEP nr N/A) Origin Mekong was born wild ~1982 .
Comments / pictures
Mekong in the old elephant bull enclosure in Prague Zoo, 2010. Photo: Dan Koehl
Mekong in the old elephant house in Prague Zoo, 2009. Photo Daniela Dunger
Mekong in Leipzig. Photo Petra Prager
Reference list Koehl, Dan, (2020). Mekong, an Asian at Knies Kinderzoo in Switzerland . Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 January 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=403 . (archived at the Wayback machine )Sources used for this article is among others:
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This document was updated: 2020-10-18 06:25:24