Singora
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Duisburg Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Singora  dead elephant

Identification

EEP nr4904

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 44 years old
Origin
Born:* 1943 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1953
Death
Dead: 1987-01-30
Death reason: disease: heart problems, Infection
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Duisburg Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1953-06-01Duisburg Zoo
from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)

Record history
History of updates2020-09-21

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Singora is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1987-01-30 at Duisburg Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as heart problems, Infection.

Origin

Singora was born wild 1943, captured 1953 .


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Contradictory records:

According to EEP stud book Singora should have been born in 1949. But according to Erland Wadsten, Stockholm, she was born in 1943.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Singora, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Duisburg Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=802. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Elefanten - Mein Leben, by Karl Kock
  • Erland Axel Wadsten, Stockholm
  • Peter Schröer, Duisburg Zoo
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