Kira
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Rostock Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Kira  dead elephant
Identification
EEP nr7010
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 34 years old
Origin
Born:* 1970-00-00 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1970
Imported:1972? by E.A.G. van den Brink
Death
Dead: †2004-09-18
Death reason: euthanised: sick
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Rostock Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
1972-10-22Rostock Zoo
from Soest Zoo
1972-00-00Soest Zoo
from E.A.G. van den Brink
Record history
History of updates2013-11-20
Latest document update2021-09-18 08:44:41
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† Kira is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2004-09-18 at Rostock Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as sick.

Origin

Kira was born wild 1970-00-00, captured 1970 . and imported 1972? by E.A.G. van den Brink

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Kira, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Rostock Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 January 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=909. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Article by Olaf Tietz, head elephantkeeper Zoo Rostock, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus magazine, nr 9-2006, p 30
  • Peter Stolk, Netherlands
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