Kanja
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen) in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Kanja  dead elephant


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Identification
EEP nr201602
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 2 years old
Origin
Born:* 2016-01-11 captive-born
Birth place: in Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
Parents: ♂ Gajendra x ♀ Kandy
Death
Dead: †2018-06-06
Death reason: disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1a)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen), in Germany
Date of arrival
2016-01-11Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
Record history
History of updates2016-01-13: birth records

2016-01-24: EEP nr

2016-02-02: name
2017-04-03: link to EleWiki submitted
2018-04-19: corr father
2018-06-06: death report
2018-12-08: herpes species
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Kanja is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2018-06-06 at Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen), in Germany, . Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1a).

Origin

Kanja was born captive-born 2016-01-11 at Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen).

Parentage

Parents of Kanja are: ♂ Gajendra (father) and ♀ Kandy (mother).

Siblings through the father Gajendra:

  1. 2005-01-25 -- † 2005-01-25 (F) stillborn
  2. 2007-10-07 -- † 2007-10-07 (M) stillborn
  3. 2009-12-21 -- † 2010-06-14 (F) Jamuna Toni
  4. 2011-05-06(M) Ludwig
  5. 2011-10-28 -- † 2012-01-21? (F) Lola
  6. 2015-07-13 -- † 2018-06-13 (F) Anjuli
  7. 2016-01-28 -- † 2016-01-28 () miscarriage
  8. 2017-09-03 -- † 2017-09-10 (F) Puppi (Püppi)
  9. 2018-05-05 -- † 2022-06-09 (M) Raj
  10. 2018-12-24 -- † 2023-11-22 (M) Santosh
  11. 2020-11-11 -- † 2025-06-16 (M) Otto

Pedigree

Kanjas ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Kanja

Sire (f):
Gajendra

Born: 1993-04-30
2026-01

 Sire ff:


Born:
2026-01		 Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
2026-01		 Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Kandy

Born: 2003-05-14
2026-01

 Sire mf:
Hussein

Born: 1972
2026-01		 Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:
Yashoda

Born: 1979-00-00
2026-01		 Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:


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References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Kanja, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen) in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16488. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Litterature about Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)

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