Louise
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Sofia Zoo in Bulgaria

♀ Louise
Louise. Tierpark Berlin 2008. Photo: © Petra Prager.

Identification

EEP nr	7705

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 50 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1973 wild
Birth place:
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 1998-07-31 (dead † 1998-07-31)	♀ stillborn
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Sofia Zoo, in Bulgaria

Date of arrival

2023-09-21	Sofia Zoo from Augsburg Zoo

2020-05-06	Augsburg Zoo from Tierpark Berlin

1977-09-03	Tierpark Berlin from Firma Ruhe

Record history
History of updates	2009-11-16: Birth, Image RE 2010-12-13: Prager link RE 2020-05-06: Transferred to Augsburg 2023-09-21: Transferred to Sofia

Latest document update	2023-09-22 13:59:37
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Biography

Location

Louise is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Sofia Zoo, in Bulgaria.

Louise arrived in 2023-09-21 to the Sofia Zoo, relocated from the Augsburg Zoo, in Germany.

Louise lives together with 1 other elephants at the Sofia Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Louise was born wild 1973.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2023). Louise, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Sofia Zoo in Bulgaria. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 11 December 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=478. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Links

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