Heri
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Basel Zoo in Switzerland

Location

Heri is a living pregnant Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Basel Zoo, in Switzerland.

Heri arrived in 1988-08-24 to the Basel Zoo, relocated from the Hannover Zoo, in Germany.

1. ♀ Maya born 1995
2. ♀ Rosy born 1995
3. ♂ Tusker born 1992

Offspring

1. () 2004-10-04 -- † 2004-10-04 stillborn?

Origin

Heri was born wild 1976 at Kruger National Park.

Due to give birth late 2023/early 2024

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• African Elephant Europe Regional EEP Studbook Dec. 31, 2012
  by Harald M. Schwammer, Sabine Fruehwirth
  http://www.upali.ch (Georges Frei, Switzerland)
  
• Peter Stol
  
• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
  
• https://www.zoobasel.ch/de/aktuelles/news/1410/breaking-news-elefantenkuh-heri-ist-traechtig/
• Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Heri (Google Translated version)

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Basel Zoo
• More elephants from: Switzerland
• More elephants that was born: 1976
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

External relevant links (Opens in new window)

• Heri at Elewiki, a wiki collaboration on elefanten.wikia.com (In german) HTTP code: 301 it is valid
• Link to translated version with Google Translate
• Heri is mentioned on Elephant Commentator at
  
  

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