European elephants

24-04-2008

Update:
Poznan has already chosen five Africans in South Africa and they should be on display in April 2009. The house is nearing completion and they are building the 4 ha outside paddocks. The house is designed for 11 elephants. Next exhibit will be lions nearby.

Few years ago, Poznan Zoo director took architect team for a tour across 10 elephant houses in Europe.

I even found some hacked photos of the gigantic building site and text in Polish:
SkyscraperCity - View Single Post - [Poznań] Słoniarnia

25-04-2008

It's confirmed that the two young bulls Than Myan and Kan Kaung from Emmen Zoo are going to Dierenrijk near Eindhoven this summer. The keepers are starting to train the 6 years old elephants to step into the transport box.

They will not stay forever in Dierenrijk but they are part of the European breeding program, so they will find another home later.

25-04-2008

So they finally found a home for them i heard that they were supposed to move last year but not good homes were found.

25-04-2008

First they should go to a zoo in France. Later it was said they were going to Plock (Poland). But lucky me they stay in my own country

26-04-2008

I 'm asking if anyone knows if Kan Kaung and Than Myan are going to stay at a zoo for long term if so is it Plock or Dierenrijk?

28-04-2008

They are going to stay for long term in Dierenrijk! Forget about Plock.

29-04-2008

So it's a rumor that they are going to Plock? i can't certainly find anything out side this forum.

05-05-2008

Nina of Dompierre Le Pal Zoo gave birth to a son. He was born at May 4th.

05-05-2008

Wow! I didn't know that the birth was going to be that soon!
Can you give me the link?

05-05-2008

- Elephant News

Look at the colom on right side.

05-05-2008

Thanks, for that. Didn't look at elephant.se this morning,
But i can't find any picture or articles.

07-05-2008

Son for Asian elephant Khaing Hnin Hnin of Hannover Zoo. The healthy bull was born on May 6. Mother and son are well.
He is the second son of Khaing Hnin Hnin. His brother Tarak was born on October 28, 2005. And he has one sister: Farina, born March 20, 2003. The father is Calvin.

Khaing Hnin Hnin came from Burma where she was born on September 13, 1982. Her name means '1982' in Burmese. In 1989 she was send together with 4 other elephants to Ouwehands Zoo in The Netherlands. After closing of the elephant exhibit in 1996 she moved to Hannover (the other 4 were send elsewhere).

07-05-2008

Thanks Untbwe. What do think it will named? I personally think it will Probably be something Hindu, like Tarak's name.
I never knew that one of my favourite, and clsely followed elephants were born on September 13, where do you find out this stuff?
My regular sites i visit are elephant.se,asianelephant.net, olifanthuis and elefanten and zoo elephant de
Do you know around when Calvin is moving?
It is kinda confusing for me, some threads on here say that Calvin is going to Munster while someone said that they heard from a keeper that he was moving to ostrava?
Can answer any of these please?

07-05-2008

Sorry, i rechecked elephant.fan.de. and on the zoo website!

07-05-2008

First, thank you for visiting www.olifantenhuis.com. That's my webpage!

I've got this information from the webpage of Hannover Zoo (H-SPHERE)

At elephants.se you can get all the information about Khaing Hnin Hnin (birth date, place, etc.): Khaing Hnin Hnin, an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at Hannover Zoo

My latest information about Calvin is that he will go to Munster but he will stay in Hannover for a while. Don't know when his transport is being planned.

Nikolai, the bull from Amsterdam arrived at Hannover on April 1.