elephant

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.

Sammy and Chit Mi Mi. Mi Mi fostered Sammy when he came as a little elephant to Amersfoort after his mothers' death. He still adores her...

Chit Mi Mi, Khine War War, and Indra (she is the daughter of Khine War War, and the first elephant born in Amersfoort in 1999)

Sammy, the bull of Amersfoort

Nikolai and Yindee

Happy family

Kids...

Just fun.

Annabel...

How to catch an elephant...

Kan Kaung & Than Myan (and Radza); napping

Balance...

offshow bull elephant pen, Chester Zoo. Taken from outside the zoo grounds.

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.

Family snapshot: Father Radza, mother Swe San Htay, and son Unt Bwe

Elephant art...

Unt Bwe, born May 23, 2006. His mother is Swe San Htay, and he is the second son of Radza who was born in Emmen.

The very impressive Radza. A bull of 3.15 meters, and 7,200 kilograms, and two beautiful long tusks. He was born in 1966 in Mysore.

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.

The second day outside. Mother Htoo Kin Aye, and sister Ma Yay Yee are very protective.