Tonya an Asian elephant at Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha)

☨ ♀ Tonya
Photo © Linda van der Galiën
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 4 years old
Id number	EEP Number: 200900
Origin
Born:	* 2009-02-10 captive-born
Birth place:	in Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp)

Parents:	♂ Alexander x ♀ Douanita
Death
Dead date:	† 2013-12-17
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations
Present / last location:	Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha), in Czech Republic

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

2012-05-08	Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha) from Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp)

Document updated	2012-05-20: Transfer, Text RE 2013-12-17: dead 2014-03-23: not herpes, text
Google map

Random literature

Description

† Tonya is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant, (Elephas maximus), who died at Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha), in Czech Republic, of from unknown reasons in 2013-12-17. (see detailed list).

Origin

Tonya was born captive-born 2009-02-10 at Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp).

Parentage

Parents of Tonya are: ♂ Alexander (father) and ♀ Douanita (mother).

Siblings through the father Alexander:

1994-12-11(F) Piccolo (Piccolina)
1999-01-11 -- † 1999-01-12 (M) Willi
2000-11-28(F) Bangka
2002-01-20 -- † 2002-12-20 (M) Senang
2003-05-13(F) Trong Nhi
2003-07-26(F) Anak
2004-02-21(M) Sibu
2005-08-02(F) Yindee
2007-05-07(F) Asha
2007-12-28 -- † 2007-12-28 (F) unborn
2008-02-17(M) Billy (Budi)
2009-05-17(F) Kai Mook (Kai-Mook)
2009-11-10(F) Kina
2012-11-01(M) Kyan
2015-01-07 -- † 2015-01-07 () stillborn

Siblings through the mother Douanita:

2000-01-26 - † 2000-01-26 (M) noname
2003-05-13(F) Trong Nhi
2013-02-11(F) Sita
2017-07-04(M) Minh-Tan
2020-12-21(M) Yaro

Pedigree

**Tonyas pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Tonya	Sire: Alexander	Sire: Motek	Sire:
		Sire: Motek	Dame:
		Dame: Warda	Sire:
		Dame: Warda	Dame:
	Dame: Douanita	Sire:	Sire:
		Sire:	Dame:
		Dame:	Sire:
		Dame:	Dame:

Comments / pictures

Named Tonya, after Ton Dorresteyn, who left as Director for Rotterdam Zoo in February 2009.

2012-05: Pregnant Douanita and her youngest daughter Tanya were transferred together from the Netherlands to the Czech Republic in May 2012 due to compatibility issues between Douanita and other Rotterdam females.

2013-12: Tonya died with EEHV specific symptoms. Tonya originates from the Rotterdam herd and already lost two brothers on EEHV (Willi and Senang); all offspring of Alexander.

2014-3-23: Tonya did not die from herpes virus. Virus was non-detectable by PCR. Pathologists are still researching her tissues.

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Tonya, an Asian at Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha) in Czech Republic. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 January 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4650. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Rob Belterman, Netherlands
Jaroslav Vanecek, Elephant Gossip

Links

External relevant links (Opens in new window)

Search more on the web for Tonya

(The name Tonya is already submitted into the link, just click on the link for relevant results)

Categories2013 deaths | 2009 births | Elephants from Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha) | Czech Republic | Asian elephants

This document was updated: 2020-10-18 06:25:24