Elephants in Australia and New Zealand

Hope this might help

The first African Elephant in Australia was a young bull elephant named 'Dumbo' He arrived at Taronga Park Zoo In January 1947. Unfortunately he failed to thrive at Taronga Park and by July 1947 had died from apparently congenital issues. Chori the second African Bush elephant arrived a few days after Dumbo had died. I'm finishing off the write up I'm doing on Chori but I don't have a date of death. I'm assuming she died around 1977. Can anyone help me on that? I understand she died when she was going to be transferred to Western Plains Zoo. From my research Chori wasn't an easy going elephant. Originally she was meant to be a gift for Hitler would you believe. Interesting story behind her. The other African Bush Elephant I'm also following up at the moment is Cheena. Again I haven't go a date of death for her.

Here's the link to the write up I did on Dumbo Australia's First African Elephant it's free to download and share with anyone

Dumbo Australias First African Elephant

Cheers folks!
 
Hope this might help

The first African Elephant in Australia was a young bull elephant named 'Dumbo' He arrived at Taronga Park Zoo In January 1947. Unfortunately he failed to thrive at Taronga Park and by July 1947 had died from apparently congenital issues. Chori the second African Bush elephant arrived a few days after Dumbo had died. I'm finishing off the write up I'm doing on Chori but I don't have a date of death. I'm assuming she died around 1977. Can anyone help me on that? I understand she died when she was going to be transferred to Western Plains Zoo. From my research Chori wasn't an easy going elephant. Originally she was meant to be a gift for Hitler would you believe. Interesting story behind her. The other African Bush Elephant I'm also following up at the moment is Cheena. Again I haven't go a date of death for her.

Here's the link to the write up I did on Dumbo Australia's First African Elephant it's free to download and share with anyone

Dumbo Australias First African Elephant

Cheers folks!
 
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UrMumzAGoat said:
Nothing as of yet. I believe Taronga is trying natural mating between her and Gung (the bull). She often visits him at his facility (along with the other females) but i'm not sure if he has mated her yet.
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how often do the girls go down to see gung? I have never seen them down there. Do they spend the night or is it just day visits? What a life Gung has, million dollar bachalor pad over looking the harbour, all the food and drinks he wants plus he has his women delivered straight to his door. Oh to be a bull elephant at Taronga.:D:p
 
boof said:
how often do the girls go down to see gung? I have never seen them down there. Do they spend the night or is it just day visits? What a life Gung has, million dollar bachalor pad over looking the harbour, all the food and drinks he wants plus he has his women delivered straight to his door. Oh to be a bull elephant at Taronga.:D:p
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I think they walk them every morning before the zoo opens, possibly also after the zoo closes, but never during visitor hours. And yes, Gung has the life! :D
 
Apologies for reviving an old thread, but:-

Way back on 10/4/11 AskAlice requested the date of Chori's death at Taronga Zoo, speculating that it would have been around 1977. Also requested info. about Cheena.

I have an old article from (Sydney's) North Shore Times dated April 18 1979 headed "Elephant's Heart Gave Out After Fall' and stating that Chori had died that week in a failed attempt to crate her for delivery to Western Plains Zoo. Cause of death was acute heart failure. The autopsy showed that Chori also suffered from lung tumors and erosive osteo-arthritis in the knees.

Can't help with Cheena, unfortunately, except to say that she died about 10 years earlier than Chori, having not reached full maturity.She is really the "forgotten African elephant" at Taronga in that Chori is often mentioned in books about Taronga, but Cheena never seems to be. She was fairly tame and there are photos of her in old guide books giving rides to individual children. (She was not big enough to carry groups of passengers.)
 
Ara said:
Apologies for reviving an old thread, but:-

Way back on 10/4/11 AskAlice requested the date of Chori's death at Taronga Zoo, speculating that it would have been around 1977. Also requested info. about Cheena.

I have an old article from (Sydney's) North Shore Times dated April 18 1979 headed "Elephant's Heart Gave Out After Fall' and stating that Chori had died that week in a failed attempt to crate her for delivery to Western Plains Zoo. Cause of death was acute heart failure. The autopsy showed that Chori also suffered from lung tumors and erosive osteo-arthritis in the knees.

Can't help with Cheena, unfortunately, except to say that she died about 10 years earlier than Chori, having not reached full maturity.She is really the "forgotten African elephant" at Taronga in that Chori is often mentioned in books about Taronga, but Cheena never seems to be. She was fairly tame and there are photos of her in old guide books giving rides to individual children. (She was not big enough to carry groups of passengers.)
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Thanks! added those records to database at Elephants Encyclopedia - facts and information about elephants since 1995
 
Ara said:
Apologies for reviving an old thread, but:-

Way back on 10/4/11 AskAlice requested the date of Chori's death at Taronga Zoo, speculating that it would have been around 1977. Also requested info. about Cheena.

I have an old article from (Sydney's) North Shore Times dated April 18 1979 headed "Elephant's Heart Gave Out After Fall' and stating that Chori had died that week in a failed attempt to crate her for delivery to Western Plains Zoo. Cause of death was acute heart failure. The autopsy showed that Chori also suffered from lung tumors and erosive osteo-arthritis in the knees.

Can't help with Cheena, unfortunately, except to say that she died about 10 years earlier than Chori, having not reached full maturity.She is really the "forgotten African elephant" at Taronga in that Chori is often mentioned in books about Taronga, but Cheena never seems to be. She was fairly tame and there are photos of her in old guide books giving rides to individual children. (She was not big enough to carry groups of passengers.)
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Thank you so much for this information. I've researched Chori as far as I could but I didn't have her death date. this has now completed the picture. Now I can do her write up and Dan can add the rest of what I've come up with to your information. This is great. Yes Cheena is the other one I've been looking into. Very little on her. It's as if she was just a footnote. Musch appreciated!



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