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

♂ Ankhor
Photo: © Petra Prager, Berlin
Petra Prager, Berlin, Germany.
Alternative name: Angkor
Identification
EEP nr8301
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 40 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 1983-00-00 captive-born
Birth place: in Myanmar unspecified location
Imported:1990 by E.A.G. van den Brink
Freight:By boat from Rangoon, Burma to Rotterdam
Offspring
Total: 17 babies
1. Born 1998-01-17
(dead † 1998-01-17)		♂ stillborn EEP id: 9812
2. Born 1998-07-31
(dead † 1998-07-31)		♀ stillborn
3. Born 2001-11-02♀ Temi EEP id: 200104
4. Born 2005-02-14♂ Horas EEP id: 200502
5. Born 2005-04-03♀ Sinta (Cinta) EEP id: 200503
6. Born 2005-05-08♂ Yuma (Yoma) EEP id: 200508
7. Born 2008-12-13♀ Thuza EEP id: 200811
8. Born 2009-08-26
(dead † 2009-08-26)		♀ stillborn
9. Born 2010-03-15♂ Dimas EEP id: 201003
10. Born 2010-12-22♀ Sitara
11. Born 2012-05-08♂ Bogor EEP id: 201206
12. Born 2012-06-01♀ Pantha EEP id: 201209
13. Born 2016-01-01♂ Edgar EEP id: 201601
14. Born 2016-10-07♂ Rudolf EEP id: 201608
15. Born 2017-07-04♂ Minh-Tan EEP id: 201716?
16. Born 2020-03-27
(dead † 2023-01-27)		♀ Amalee EEP id: 202007
17. Born 2020-05-09♀ Lakuna EEP id: 202010
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha), in Czech Republic
Date of arrival
2014-08-13Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha)
from Tierpark Berlin
1989-06-15Tierpark Berlin
from E.A.G. van den Brink
Record history
History of updates2021-09-26: Born in Sri Lanka

2022-04-15: Born in Myanmar
Latest document update2022-10-22 18:14:41
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Biography

Location

Ankhor is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha), in Czech Republic.

Ankhor arrived in 2014-08-13 to the Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha), relocated from the Tierpark Berlin, in Germany.

Ankhor lives together with 7 other elephants at the Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha):
  1. ♀ Gulab born 1959
  2. ♀ Janita born 2004-10-17
  3. ♀ Lakuna born 2020-05-09
  4. ♂ Maxmi­lian born 2016-04-05
  5. ♂ Rudolf born 2016-10-07
  6. ♀ Shanti born 1976
  7. ♀ Tamara born 2005-08-23

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Offspring

Total: 17 babies

  1. (M) 1998-01-17 -- † 1998-01-17 stillborn EEP id: 9812
  2. (F) 1998-07-31 -- † 1998-07-31 stillborn
  3. (F) 2001-11-02 Temi EEP id: 200104
  4. (M) 2005-02-14 Horas EEP id: 200502
  5. (F) 2005-04-03 Sinta (Cinta) EEP id: 200503
  6. (M) 2005-05-08 Yuma (Yoma) EEP id: 200508
  7. (F) 2008-12-13 Thuza EEP id: 200811
  8. (F) 2009-08-26 -- † 2009-08-26 stillborn
  9. (M) 2010-03-15 Dimas EEP id: 201003
  10. (F) 2010-12-22 Sitara
  11. (M) 2012-05-08 Bogor EEP id: 201206
  12. (F) 2012-06-01 Pantha EEP id: 201209
  13. (M) 2016-01-01 Edgar EEP id: 201601
  14. (M) 2016-10-07 Rudolf EEP id: 201608
  15. (M) 2017-07-04 Minh-Tan EEP id: 201716?
  16. (F) 2020-03-27 -- † 2023-01-27 Amalee EEP id: 202007
  17. (F) 2020-05-09 Lakuna EEP id: 202010

Origin

Ankhor was born captive-born 1983-00-00 at Myanmar unspecified location. and imported 1990 by E.A.G. van den Brink, By boat from Rangoon, Burma to Rotterdam


Comments / pictures

Elephant work camp Tatto.

2014-08-13: Ankhor arrived in Prague on August 13th early in the morning.

Records about Ankhor from EEPEuropean Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Ankhor:

8301 M 1 Mar 1983 WILD WILD BERLIN TP 15 Jun 1989 M00039 Transfer Ankhor
PRAHA 13 Aug 2014 140280 Transfer

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Ankhor, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha) in Czech Republic. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 2 February 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=468. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Petra Poláková, Prague Zoo
  • Elefanten in Berlin by Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, Berlin Zoo
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