Phua (puah) Victoria Porteña was the worlds very first elephant born in a Zoo (23/02/1905). After 3.5 years she died in Buenos Aires Zoo
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Buenos Aires Zoo
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Wade G. Burck
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This is the first zoo born elephant - - sort of.
A female was stillborn on August 31, 1902 at London Zoo. Sire was Palm, dam was Jenny. They had been previously with the Sanger Circus. The 1905 calf at Buenos Aires was the first born ALIVE in a zoo. I do not know how long this calf lived.
Here in America we had Asian calves born on Howe’s Great London in 1875 (did not survive), on Cooper and Bailey in 1880 (same breeding group as was on Howe’s GL), and on Barnum and London in 1882. All of these predated the zoo births.
It seems Phuas father Siam (imported from Hagenbecks) was euthanised in 1909, one year after Phua died, obviousy he had killed a zookeeper.
I havent found any information on when Phuas mother Nayan died.
Nice data!! I took my son to that Zoo to see elefants when we rent an apartment in Buenos Aires. We do have an amazing time, and could learn a lot of animals history!
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