Thura
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Leipzig Zoo in Germany

☨ ♀ Thura
Thura during the time when she was in Hagenbeck. In background elephantkeeper Peter Hüss. Photo: Torben Klöfkorn, Germany
Identification
EEP nr	8706
Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 45 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1974-00-00 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2019-11-26
Death reason:	maternal death: An autopsy made it clear, that Thura was unexpectadly pregnant with twins, of which one of the featus ruptured the Uterus, causing a lethal infection.
Offspring
Total: 7 babies
1. Born 1992-03-23	♀ Ratna EEP id: 9203
2. Born 1995-12-25 (dead † 2000-12-30)	♂ Tharun
3. Born 2001-11-09 (dead † 2001-11-09)	♂ noname
4. Born 2004-11-26	♂ Thai EEP id: 200408
5. Born 2009-07-03	♀ Rani EEP id: 200909
6. Born 2016-01-28 (dead † 2016-01-28)	⚪ miscarriage EEP id: 2016xx?
7. Born 2018-03-00 (dead † 2018-03-00)	⚪ aborted EEP id: 2018xx
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Leipzig Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
2014-09-02	Leipzig Zoo from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
1987-04-15	Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen) from Walter Sensen Zoo-Agentur
Record history
History of updates	2023-06-10
Latest document update	2020-12-09 15:18:42
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† Thura is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2019-11-26 at Leipzig Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as An autopsy made it clear, that Thura was unexpectadly pregnant with twins, of which one of the featus ruptured the Uterus, causing a lethal infection..

Offspring

1. (F) 1992-03-23 Ratna EEP id: 9203
2. (M) 1995-12-25 -- † 2000-12-30 Tharun
3. (M) 2001-11-09 -- † 2001-11-09 noname
4. (M) 2004-11-26 Thai EEP id: 200408
5. (F) 2009-07-03 Rani EEP id: 200909
6. () 2016-01-28 -- † 2016-01-28 miscarriage EEP id: 2016xx?
7. (unknown) 2018-03-00 -- † 2018-03-00 aborted EEP id: 2018xx

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