Sami an Asian elephant at Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo)

☨ ♀ Sami
Alternative name:	Samikuta, Samicuta, Samyuktha, Samyukths

Identification

Local id Number	3
EEP nr	9403

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 25 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1989 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1993
Death
Dead date:	† 2014-07-11
Death reason:	unknown:
Offspring
Total: 2 babies

1. Born 2008-07-19	♂ Kanvar EEP id: 200808

2. Born 2013-03-02 (dead † 2016-03-02)	♂ Buba EEP id: 201305
Locations
Present / last location:	Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo), in Spain

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

2012-10-00	Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo) from Estepona Selwo safari park Estepona Selwo safari park 2004-01-23 from Lisbon Zoo Lisbon Zoo 1994-04-02 from Konni Elephant Kraal Reserve

Document updated	2012-10-12: transfer 2014-07-12: dead 2018-03-18: prev location Konni elephant camp, Kerala DCEK Nr
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Description

† Sami is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant, (Elephas maximus), who died at Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo), in Spain, of from unknown reasons in 2014-07-11. (see detailed list).

Offspring

(M) 2008-07-19 Kanvar EEP id: 200808
(M) 2013-03-02 -- † 2016-03-02 Buba EEP id: 201305

Origin

Sami was born wild 1989, captured 1993 .

Comments / pictures

Konni Elephant Training Centre has to its credit of gifting the Elephant Samyuktha to the Republic of Portugal as a mark of friendship and co-operation with the Republic of India.

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Sami, an Asian elephant at Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo) in Spain. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 11 April 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=978. (archived at the Wayback machine)