Bangka
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp) in Netherlands

Location

Bangka is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp), in Netherlands.

Bangka arrived in 2000-11-28 to the Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp), Bangka lives together with 5 other elephants at the Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp):

1. ♀ Faya born 2010-07-20
2. ♀ Irma born 1970-09-18
3. ♀ Nhi Linh born 2013-08-10
4. ♂ Radjik born 2021-05-05
5. ♀ Trong Nhi born 2003-05-13

Offspring

1. (F) 2010-07-20 Faya EEP id: 201008
2. (M) 2015-08-20 Sunay EEP id: 201500
3. (M) 2021-05-05 Radjik EEP id: 202105?

Origin

Bangka was born captive-born 2000-11-28 at Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp).

Parentage

Siblings through the father Alexander:

1. 1994-12-11(F) Piccolo (Piccolina)
2. 1999-01-11 -- † 1999-01-12 (M) Willi
3. 2002-01-20 -- † 2002-12-20 (M) Senang
4. 2003-05-13(F) Trong Nhi
5. 2003-07-26(F) Anak
6. 2004-02-21(M) Sibu
7. 2005-08-02(F) Yindee
8. 2007-05-07(F) Asha
9. 2007-12-28 -- † 2007-12-28 (F) unborn
10. 2008-02-17(M) Billy (Budi)
11. 2009-02-10 -- † 2013-12-17 (F) Tonya
12. 2009-02-11 -- † 2009-02-11 (F) stillborn
13. 2009-05-17(F) Kai Mook (Kai-Mook)
14. 2009-11-10(F) Kina
15. 2012-11-01(M) Kyan
16. 2015-01-07 -- † 2015-01-07 () stillborn

Siblings through the mother Irma:

1. 1984-06-16(F) Bernhardine (Bernhardini)
2. 1990-11-25(F) Yasmin
3. 1995-03-01 - † 1998-07-13 (F) Indira
4. 2004-02-21(M) Sibu
5. 2007-12-28 - † 2007-12-28 (F) unborn
6. 2009-02-11 - † 2009-02-11 (F) stillborn

Pedigree

Bangka of Rotterdam is succesfully mated by Timber, the zoo told last week. She is the daughter of Irma, born in 2000. Her father is Alexander, who is temporarely staying in Amersfoort. Timber (11) is the son of Ramon (1970-1998), and Khaing Phyo Phyo of Antwerp Zoo, who also once lived in Rotterdam.
Pregnant Elephants in the Netherlands, The Elephant Commentator, 2009-03-29

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://www.rotterdamzoo.nl/nl/blijdorp%20actueel/dierennieuws/#komodo
  
• https://www.blijdorperbende.nl/dierennieuws/olifantje-op-komst-in-blijdorp/

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp)
• More elephants from: Netherlands
• More elephants that was born: 2000-11-28
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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