Tonya
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Prague Zoo in Czech Republic

Biography

☨ ♀ Tonya
Photo © Linda van der Galiën

Identification

EEP nr	200902

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 4 years old
Origin
Born:	* 2009-02-10 captive-born
Birth place:	in Rotterdam Zoo

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

Date of arrival

2012-05-08	Prague Zoo from Rotterdam Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2012-05-20: Transfer, Text RE 2013-12-17: dead 2014-03-23: not herpes, text

Latest document update	2021-12-22 09:22:42
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† Tonya is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2013-12-17 at Prague Zoo, in Czech Republic, .

Origin

Tonya was born captive-born 2009-02-10 at Rotterdam Zoo.

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)
2009-02-11 -- † 2009-02-11 (F) stillborn
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 ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Tonya	Sire (f): Alexander Born: 1978 2025-06	Sire ff: Motek Born: 1960 2025-06	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Motek Born: 1960 2025-06	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Warda Born: 1958 2025-06	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Warda Born: 1958 2025-06	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Douanita Born: 1987 2025-06	Sire mf: Born: 2025-06	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born: 2025-06	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-06	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-06	Dame mmm:

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 list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tonya, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Prague Zoo in Czech Republic. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 15 June 2025 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

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