Kiran
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Leipzig Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Kiran  dead elephant

Identification

EEP nr202001

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂, unknown age
Origin
Born:* 2020-01-11 captive-born
Birth place: in Leipzig Zoo
Birth weight 140.00 kgs, 308.00 lbs

Parents: Voi Nam x ♀ Rani
Death
Dead: 2021-06-18
Death reason: disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus EEHV1
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Leipzig Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

2020-01-11Leipzig Zoo
Record history
History of updates2021-06-29: confirmed herpes virus

Latest document update2021-06-28 21:05:30
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† Kiran is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2021-06-18 at Leipzig Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus EEHV1.

Origin

Kiran was born captive-born 2020-01-11 at Leipzig Zoo.

Parentage


Parents of Kiran are: ♂ Voi Nam (father) and ♀ Rani (mother).

Siblings through the father Voi Nam:

  1. 2022-09-25(M) Akito
  2. 2022-12-20(F) Bao Ngoc
  3. 2023-07-29(F) Savani

Siblings through the mother Rani:

  1. 2023-07-29(F) Savani

Pedigree


Kirans ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Kiran

Sire (f):
Voi Nam

Born: 2002-04-05
2025-06

Sire ff:
Mekong

Born: ~1982
2025-06
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:
Trinh

Born: 1982
2025-06
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Rani

Born: 2009-07-03
2025-06

Sire mf:
Hussein

Born: 1972
2025-06
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:
Thura

Born: 1974-00-00
2025-06
Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Kiran, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Leipzig Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 15 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16844. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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