Willi
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Munster Zoo in Germany

Biography

☨ ♂ Willi

Identification

EEP nr	9901

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 1999-01-11 captive-born
Birth place:	in Munster Zoo

Parents:	♂ Alexander x ♀ Bernhardine (Bernhardini)
Death
Dead:	†1999-01-12
Death reason:	disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Munster Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1999-01-11	Munster Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2009-03-04: Name, Sex, EEP, Death, Text

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Willi is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1999-01-12 at Munster Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus.

Origin

Willi was born captive-born 1999-01-11 at Munster Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Willi are: ♂ Alexander (father) and ♀ Bernhardine (Bernhardini) (mother).

Siblings through the father Alexander:

1994-12-11(F) Piccolo (Piccolina)
2000-11-28(F) Bangka
2002-01-20 -- † 2002-12-20 (M) Senang
2003-05-13(F) Trong Nhi
2003-07-26(F) Anak
2004-02-21(M) Sibu
2005-08-02(F) Yindee
2007-05-07(F) Asha
2007-12-28 -- † 2007-12-28 (F) unborn
2008-02-17(M) Billy (Budi)
2009-02-10 -- † 2013-12-17 (F) Tonya
2009-02-11 -- † 2009-02-11 (F) stillborn
2009-05-17(F) Kai Mook (Kai-Mook)
2009-11-10(F) Kina
2012-11-01(M) Kyan
2015-01-07 -- † 2015-01-07 () stillborn

Siblings through the mother Bernhardine (Bernhardini):

2002-01-20 - † 2002-12-20 (M) Senang
2007-05-07(F) Asha
2014-09-17(F) Samiya
2017-03-19 - † 2024-06-30 (F) Avani

Pedigree

**Willis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Willi	Sire (f): Alexander Born: 1978 2026-02	Sire ff: Motek Born: 1960 2026-02	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Motek Born: 1960 2026-02	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Warda Born: 1958 2026-02	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Warda Born: 1958 2026-02	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Bernhardine (Bernhardini) Born: 1984-06-16 2026-02	Sire mf: Ramon Born: 1970-12-07 2026-02	Sire mff: Moti (Mohti)
		Sire mf: Ramon Born: 1970-12-07 2026-02	Dame mfm: Mapalay
		Dame mm: Irma Born: 1970-09-18 2026-02	Sire mmf: Chieng Mai
		Dame mm: Irma Born: 1970-09-18 2026-02	Dame mmm: Buag Hah

Comments / pictures

The newborn calf did not breath at birth and was euthanized after a 30 hour struggle for survival. Postmortem reports showed Willi tested positive for the Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes virus.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Willi, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Munster Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1581. (archived at the Wayback machine)