Hanako San
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Riga Zoo in Latvia

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Hanako San  dead elephant

Identification

EEP nr4806

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 29 years old
Origin
Born:* 1948 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1977-09-23
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Riga Zoo, in Latvia

Date of arrival

1968-05-26Riga Zoo
from Zoocentrum Moskwa (Objed)

1968-00-00Zoocentrum Moskwa (Objed)
from Tokuyama Municipal Zoo

Record history
History of updates2023-05-24

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Hanako San is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1977-09-23 at Riga Zoo, in Latvia, .

Origin

Hanako San was born wild 1948.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Hanako San, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Riga Zoo in Latvia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4033. (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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