Rani
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Knies Kinderzoo in Switzerland

Biography

♀ Rani

Identification

EEP nr	8401

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 44 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1982 wild
Birth place:
Imported:	1990 by E.A.G. van den Brink
Freight:	By boat from Rangoon, Burma to Rotterdam
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Knies Kinderzoo, in Switzerland

Date of arrival

2016-01-00	Knies Kinderzoo from Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio)

2012-11-00	Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio) from Circus Knie

1990-00-00	Circus Knie from Knies Kinderzoo

1990-00-00	Knies Kinderzoo from Soest Zoo

	Soest Zoo from E.A.G. van den Brink

Record history
History of updates	2012-11-28: transfer Paradiso 2018-03-08: transfer Knie KinderZoo 2018-04-08: prev location 2021-09-18: Importer van den Brink

Latest document update	2021-09-18 13:01:30
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Biography

Rani is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Knies Kinderzoo, in Switzerland.

Rani arrived in 2016-01-00 to the Knies Kinderzoo, relocated from the Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio), in Belgium.

Social

Rani lives together with 7 other elephants at the Knies Kinderzoo: (detailed list)

Origin

Rani was born wild 1982. and imported 1990 by E.A.G. van den Brink, By boat from Rangoon, Burma to Rotterdam

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Rani, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Knies Kinderzoo in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1641. (archived at the Wayback machine)