0.1 Ceyla Born 1971 in Sri Lanka Gender: female Since 1976 in the zoo Zurich Mother of: Komali born: 1984 / died 1995 Panang born: 1989 / lives in: Münchner Tierpark Hellabrunn / D. Upali born: 1994 ...
Elephants in the Zoo Basel
0.1 Malayka – the easy-going one Born: 1971 in the circus Knie Gender: female Since 1984 in the zoo Basel Distinguishing features: smooth forehead, hardly any tail hair, very long, slim and pointy tusks, which point downwards. ...
The Elephants of Circus KNIE Switzerland
0.1 Sabu Born: 1984 in Burma Gender: female 01.01.1984 to 01.01.1989 – Wild 01.01.1990 to 01.06.2010 – Circus Knie 01.06.2010 til today – Rapperswill – Knies Kinderzoo 0.1 Delhi Born: 1968 in Hannover Gender: female 19.03.1968 to 18.05.1969 – ...
Elephant Trunk
What does people fascinate about the elephants? It’s neither the mass, nor the big ears, which make the elephant so likeable for most people, but it’s the trunk. All people, whether adults or children, ...
Teeth, second dentition, Tusks
What is special about elephant teeth? In contrast to humans, elephants are lucky enough to undergo further dentition 6 times. Teeth are not, however, exchanged from the bottom to the top (vertically), as in ...
Swimming and diving elephants
Can elephants swim and dive? Like all mammals (except humans and apes, who have to learn how to swim), elephants are very good, untiring swimmers. Elephants move all four legs to swim and are ...
Elephants in Snow and Cold
Do elephants freeze? When the zoo public – being themselves wrapped up in thick coats, gloves and woolly hats – see the elephants in winter in the outside enclosure, they wonder, whether it’s not ...
Elephant Smallpox
Where has elephant smallpox occurred? Elephant smallpox occurred for the first time in 1960 in Leipzig Zoo and spread to various countries, primarily in Central Europe, in the following years. How does the illness ...
Elephant Sleep
Do elephants sleep for long? Elephants, just as all other wild animals, are extremely careful and never drop their guard. Avoiding your enemies and staying alert are the most important factors in surviving in ...
Elephant skin
Are elephants really “thick skinned”? The expression of elephants being pachyderms is correct only in part. On vulnerable spots like the trunk embouchure, legs and back, skin can in fact be 2.5 to 3 ...