Shamu
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Budapest Zoo in Hungary

Biography
♂ Shamu


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Identification
EEP nr202104?
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 4 years old
Management:Unknown
Origin
Born:* 2021-04-24 captive-born, number 8
Birth place: in Budapest Zoo
Parents: ♂ Assam x ♀ Angèle
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Budapest Zoo, in Hungary
Date of arrival
2021-04-28Budapest Zoo
Record history
History of updates2021-06-18: Name and corrected birth date
Latest document update2021-11-01 23:25:45
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Biography

Shamu is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Budapest Zoo, in Hungary.

Shamu arrived in 2021-04-28 to the Budapest Zoo,

Social

Shamu lives together with 2 other elephants at the Budapest Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Angèle born 2001-11-05
  2. ♂ Assam born 2000-10-07


Origin

Shamu was born captive-born as birth number 8 2021-04-24 at Budapest Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Shamu are: ♂ Assam (father) and ♀ Angèle (mother).

Siblings through the father Assam:

  1. 2013-02-14 -- † 2018-11-24 (F) Asha
  2. 2017-11-08(M) Arun

Siblings through the mother Angèle:

  1. 2013-02-14 - † 2018-11-24 (F) Asha
  2. 2017-11-08(M) Arun

Pedigree

Shamus ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Shamu

Sire (f):
Assam

Born: 2000-10-07
2025-05

 Sire ff:
Chang

Born: 1981-11-10
2025-05		 Sire fff:
Chieng Mai
Dame ffm:
Ida
Dame fm:
Thi Ha Way

Born: 1982
2025-05		 Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Angèle

Born: 2001-11-05
2025-05

 Sire mf:
Chinto

Born: 1969
2025-05		 Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:
Malicia

Born: 1984-01-13
2025-05		 Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Shamu, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Budapest Zoo in Hungary. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10757. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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