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Tukta at Taronga Zoo

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Photo: © Taronga Conservation Society Australia

† Tukta

ID Number:

ASMP Number: 73 -

Species:

Asian elephant

Sex and age:

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Dead date:

† 2018-09-03,

Death reason:

disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus

Location:

Taronga Zoo

Arrived

Taronga Zoo 2010-11-02
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Born:

2010-11-02 captive-born in
Taronga Zoo

Birth weight (kgs and pounds):

120.00 kgs, 264.00 lbs

Parents:

Gung (Prawn) x Pak Boon

Siblings through the father Gung (Prawn):

2009-07-04(M) Luk Chai
2016-11-02(M) Sabai
2017-05-26(M) Jai Dee

Siblings through the mother Pak Boon:

2017-05-26(M) Jai Dee

Document updated

2010-11-14: picture
2010-11-19: name
2010-12-03: nr
2018-04-21: PC
2018-09-04: death report

Zookeepers noticed eight-year-old Tukta had become lethargic and was not eating on Monday.

The veterinary team was called in and suspected she was suffering a case of Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV).

Taronga Zoo said EEHV was present in almost all Asian elephants but it only causes illness when the animals are young.

"Despite the swift action of everyone involved, she tragically lost her fight against the virus later that afternoon," the zoo said in a statement.

Sources, among others

Lisa Keen, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Glenn Sullivan, Dubbo, Australia.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-04/taronga-zoo-elephant-tukta-dies-from-herpes/10200394
Australasian Region Asian Elephant Studbook (2004) compiled by David Pepper-Edwards, Australia

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