Seeta (Zitta)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Sofia Zoo in Bulgaria

Biography

☨ ♀ Seeta (Zitta)

Identification

EEP nr	8515

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 38 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1963 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2001
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Sofia Zoo, in Bulgaria

Date of arrival

1985-05-16	Sofia Zoo from Berlin Circus Union

Record history
History of updates	2009-09-26: arr, eep nr, prev. location

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Seeta (Zitta) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2001 at Sofia Zoo, in Bulgaria, .

Origin

Seeta (Zitta) was born wild 1963.

Comments / pictures

Contradictory records:

EEP state arrival 16 May, asianelephant.net 6 May.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Seeta (Zitta), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Sofia Zoo in Bulgaria. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4660. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Documentation 2002 - Elephants in European Zoos and Safari Parks published by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
Jonas Livet, France

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