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Elephants to be moved from Emmen zoo after family dispute

2012-11-13 - Emmen, Netherlands.

A mother elephant, her two sons and a daughter are to be found a new home by Emmen zoo officials after a power struggle within the herd. The problems began earlier this year when the matriarch of the herd died and two rival strands of the family began fighting it out for control. The dispute has become so serious that the two groups cannot exercise at the same time and have to be kept separated, Nos television said.


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Newborn male calf, Dierenpark Emmen, Feburary 2011.

Emmen Zoo Birth

2011-02-10 - Emmen, Netherlands.

The Emmen Zoo in the Netherlands celebrated the birth of a male calf on February 6, the second to be born in the outdoor exhibit with the herd. The calf was the fourth for the thirty year old Burmese cow Htoo Yin Aye. It was sired by the zoo’s breeding bull Radza. The forty four year old male arrived at Emmen in 2003 from Latvia. Since his arrival, he has sired twelve calves. The new calf brought the zoo’s herd size to thirteen, seven of which are males.


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Olifant Swe San Thay overleden

2010-02-18 - Emmen, Netherlands.

The elephant attendants of animal park Emmen found gisterochtend elephant Swe San Thay inanimately in the stable. Nor to the body of the elephant, nor to camera pictures, which are at night made in the stable, is see something what can an indication for the cause of death be. The elephant has been transmitted for section to the department animal medicine of the university of Utrecht. Swe San Thay (Burmese for golden abundance) were one of the seven Asian elephants, which came in 1988, from Burma...


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Breakdown truck for Emmen elephant

2009-03-01 - Emmen, Netherlands. RADIO NETHERLANDS WORLDWIDE

A breakdown truck was called to Emmen Zoo on Sunday to rescue an elephant that had fallen into a ditch. The 42-year-old Annabel fell into the dry ditch that surrounds the elephant compound at 4.00 p.m. She landed on her side and was unable to climb back out by herself. After she was lifted out of the ditch by the breakdown truck, her rescuers couldn't immediately turn her the right way up. A vet said she was in a state of shock. Although elephants regularly fall into the ditch surrounding their ...


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Elephant baby born in Emmen Zoo

2008-09-04 - Emmen, Netherlands. Martijn Fabrie

A male calf has been born this morning at 11.30 AM in Emmen Zoo. His mother is Mingalar Oo and his father is Radza (father to seven babies, grandfather of 2 babies in Japan). It's the first time in the zoo's history that a birth took place in the outside enclosure.


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Anandá is the name. The newborn asian elephant in Emmen zoo is named son of the greatest

2008-03-03 - Emmen, Netherlands.

The new born elephant in Emmen Zoo, Netherlands, now has a name: Ananda Yingthway, which means son of the greatest in burmese. Ananda is son to the asian elephant bull Radsch (Radza) who is indeed very big, and have unusually large and beautiful tusks. Anandas mother Htoo Yin Aye was born in Burma (Myanmar).


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Birth of a male asian elephant in Emmen Zoo, Netherlands

2008-02-26 - Emmen, Netherlands. Martijn Fabrie

In Dierenpark Emmen in The Netherlands, an elephant has given birth to a male calf. His is name is not known right now. He was born on 25 February 2008. Mother: Htoo Yin Aye, Father: Radza. The newborn elephant weights 130 kg at birth. There's a video from him on the Internet, but it's in Dutch: http://nl.sitestat.com/regio-i/dvhnoorden/s?dvhn.video.dvhn-video20080226Olifantje_Emmen&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://wm1.streamzilla.jet-stream.nl/ndcvbk/20080226Olifantje_Emmen.wmv


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Female asian elephant Swe Zin Born in Emmen Zoo

2007-08-09 - Emmen, Netherlands. Emmen Zoo News article

A female asian elephant calf was born yesterday to the bull Radza (imported 2003 from Riga Zoo) and the female Htoo Kin Aye from Burma. The baby was 80kgs, and already has a name; Swe Zin. During the latest 15 years Emmen Zoo had 17 elephant births.


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Emmen zoo struggling to cope with giant elephant Radza from Riga Zoo

2003-10-14 - Emmen, Netherlands.

A Dutch zoo is struggling to cope after being sent the biggest elephant in Europe. Radza, a male elephant, has been loaned to Emmen Zoo to breed with its female elephants. But it is far bigger than the zookeepers expected and has been destroying the elephant cages. Razda, which is owned by Riga Zoo, Latvia, is more than 10ft high and weighs 7.2 tonnes.


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9 Headlines about Elephants from Emmen2012-11-13 - Emmen, Netherlands - Elephants to be moved from Emmen zoo after family dispute 2011-02-10 - Emmen, Netherlands - Emmen Zoo Birth 2010-02-18 - Emmen, Netherlands - Olifant Swe San Thay overleden 2009-03-01 - Emmen, Netherlands - Breakdown truck for Emmen elephant 2008-09-04 - Emmen, Netherlands - Elephant baby born in Emmen Zoo 2008-03-03 - Emmen, Netherlands - Anandá is the name. The newborn asian elephant in Emmen zoo is named son of the greatest 2008-02-26 - Emmen, Netherlands - Birth of a male asian elephant in Emmen Zoo, Netherlands 2007-08-09 - Emmen, Netherlands - Female asian elephant Swe Zin Born in Emmen Zoo 2003-10-14 - Emmen, Netherlands - Emmen zoo struggling to cope with giant elephant Radza from Riga Zoo

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