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

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

Identification

EEP nr7705

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

2023-09-21Sofia Zoo
from Augsburg Zoo

2020-05-06Augsburg Zoo
from Tierpark Berlin

1977-09-03Tierpark Berlin
from Firma Ruhe

Record history
History of updates2009-11-16: Birth, Image RE
2010-12-13: Prager link RE
2020-05-06: Transferred to Augsburg
2023-09-21: Transferred to Sofia

Latest document update2023-09-22 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:
  1. Frosja born 1980-00-00



detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Offspring


  1. (F) 1998-07-31 -- † 1998-07-31 stillborn

Origin


Louise was born wild 1973.

Reference list

References

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)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Elefanten in Berlin by Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, Berlin Zoo
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