Rekka is a former circus elephant, recently confiscated by German authorities and brought to Burgers' Zoo together with her friend Indra.
Rekka is born in 1966 in the wild, and was bought by the circus in 1968.
Close up of Swe Zin. She is the 17th elephant born at Emmen Zoo. And she was born without any help of a keeper, like all other elephants (with exception of the first one: Mingalar Oo in 1992), and within the herd. Even her father Radza was present in the barn.
Emmen has a herd of 15 elephants. One big bull (Radza), 5 younger bulls, and 9 females. In 15 years time 17 elephants were born here! Only two of them died.