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Ganesh Vijay — Twycross Zoo | mahoot

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Ganesh Vijay

Twycross Zoo · United Kingdom

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Identification

EEP nr: 200913

Life history

Born: 2009-08-06
Birth place: in Twycross Zoo
Death reason: euthanised: EEHV - Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV5A)
Age (est.): ~2 years
Origin: Captive-born
Arrived: 2009-08-06

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Twycross Zoo

United Kingdom · Zoo

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Transfer history

2009-08-06
Twycross Zoo

Sources

http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/171/15/380.extract
http://www.twycrosszoo.org/twycross-mourns-loss-of-baby-elephant.aspx
Susanne Baumler, Twycross Zoo
Ryan Easley, USA
"Inseminated elephant gives birth," Elephant-News.com, 2009-08-07
"Newborn elephant suffers setback," Elephant-News.com, 2009-08-10

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Data from elephant.se (Dan A. J. Koehl), CC BY 4.0. Reformatted for search.