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Sakuntala — Holong Philkhana (Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary) | mahoot

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Sakuntala

Holong Philkhana (Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary) · India

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Record completeness

11 of 15 key fields populated

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Identification

Local ID: 16

Life history

Born: 1975
Birth place: in Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS camp)
Death reason: disease: gangrene in a leg
Age (est.): ~34 years
Origin: Captive-born

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Holong Philkhana (Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary)

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Transfer history

Holong Philkhana (Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary)
from Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS camp)

Sources

http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=4943
http://cheerans.com/files/Captive-Elephant-Workshop.pdf
https://s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/cms-abp-prod-media/library/THE_TELEGRAPH/mig/1090713/images/13nblele.jpg
https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/standing-once-again-crane-puts-jumbo-back-on-feet/cid/614440
http://www.wildbengal.com/admin_wildlife/upload/5453Wildlife%20Annual%20Report%2015-16.pdf

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