Assam
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Augsburg Zoo in Germany

Biography
♂ Assam


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Identification
EEP nr201204
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 13 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2012-04-13 captive-born
Birth place: in Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
Birth weight 90.00 kgs, 198.00 lbs
Parents: ♂ Hussein x ♀ Lai Sinh
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Augsburg Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
2024-07-16Augsburg Zoo
from Antwerp Zoo
2017-08-10Antwerp Zoo
from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
Record history
History of updates2012-04-15: birth-weight
2012-04-29: name
2016-01-04: eep nr
2018-03-10: transfer to Antwerpen
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Assam is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Augsburg Zoo, in Germany.

Assam arrived in 2024-07-16 to the Augsburg Zoo, relocated from the Antwerp Zoo, in Belgium.


Social

Assam lives together with 1 other elephants at the Augsburg Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. ♂ Ta Wan born 2017-09-19


Origin

Assam was born captive-born 2012-04-13 at Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen).

Parentage

Parents of Assam are: ♂ Hussein (father) and ♀ Lai Sinh (mother).

Siblings through the father Hussein:

  1. 1992-03-23(F) Ratna
  2. 1995-12-25 -- † 2000-12-30 (M) Tharun
  3. 1996-01-09 -- † 1996-01-09 (M) stillborn
  4. 1996-06-04(F) Corny
  5. 1996-07-01(F) Indra (Salvana)
  6. 1996-10-17 -- † 1996-10-17 (M) stillborn
  7. 1999-11-27(F) Sandry
  8. 2001-11-09 -- † 2001-11-09 (M) noname
  9. 2003-05-14(F) Kandy
  10. 2003-06-22 -- † 2003-06-22 (M) stillborn
  11. 2004-11-26(M) Thai
  12. 2007-04-11(F) Shila
  13. 2008-11-21(M) Shah Rukh
  14. 2009-07-03(F) Rani

Siblings through the mother Lai Sinh:

  1. 2003-06-22 - † 2003-06-22 (M) stillborn
  2. 2007-04-11(F) Shila
  3. 2018-12-24 - † 2023-11-22 (M) Santosh

Pedigree

Assams ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Assam

Sire (f):
Hussein

Born: 1972
2025-07

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Dame m:
Lai Sinh

Born: 1990-00-00
2025-07

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Assam, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Augsburg Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=12585. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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