Minoti an Asian elephant at Natal Zoo Lion Park

Location

Minoti is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), located at Natal Zoo Lion Park, in South Africa.

Minoti arrived Natal Zoo Lion Park unknown date, relocated from Brian Boswells Circus, in South Africa.

In Natal Zoo Lion Park, Minoti lives together with 2 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Jackie born 1954
,
2. ♀ Jasmine born 1954
, (see detailed list).

Origin

Minoti was born wild 1970. and imported 1972

Imported from Bangalore.

Imported into the UK in 1972 and then exported by sea from the UK to Australia in 1979. En route there were problems with Veterinary papers caused by the ship docking in Durban, South Africa, so Minoti was off-loaded and taken to the Natal Lion Park in Kwa-Zulu Natal.

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Jim Stockley, South Africa
  
• https://docplayer.net/35834004-The-welfare-status-of-elephants-in-captivity-in-south-africa.html

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Natal Zoo Lion Park
• More elephants from: South Africa
• More elephants that was born: 1970
• More elephants that was imported: 1972
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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