Bindu
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo) in Germany

♂ Bindu
Photo: © <a href=Heike Klabunde' >
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Identification
EEP nr7103
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 55 years old
Body height: 3.15 meter, 10.3 feet
Body weight: 5000.00 kg, 11000.00 lbs
Management:Protected contact
People killed:1
Origin
Born:* 1968 wild
Birth place: in India unspecified location
Offspring
Total: 12 babies
1. Born 1987-12-08
(dead † 1987-12-08)		♀ stillborn EEP id: 8713
2. Born 1990-06-24
(dead † 1990-06-24)		♀ stillborn (twin) EEP id: 9014
3. Born 1990-07-22
(dead † 1990-07-22)		♀ stillborn (twin) EEP id: 9015
4. Born 1993-06-21
(dead † 1993-06-21)		♂ stillborn
5. Born 1998-08-20
(dead † 1999-07-26)		♂ Ashoka
6. Born 2002-08-00
(dead † 2002-08-00)		♂ killed
7. Born 2007-05-09♀ Maha Kumari EEP id: 200706
8. Born 2008-03-11
(dead † 2008-03-11)		⚪ stillborn EEP id: 200805
9. Born 2009-07-27♂ Khin Yadanar Min EEP id: 200911
10. Born 2012-07-25♀ Bindi EEP id: 201210
11. Born 2016-03-16♂ La Min Kyaw EEP id: 201603
12. Born 2020-06-18♀ Leev Ma Rie EEP id: 202010?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo), in Germany
Date of arrival
2004-09-10Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo)
from Port Lympne Zoo
1977-06-01Port Lympne Zoo
from Howletts Wild Animal Park
1971-01-01Howletts Wild Animal Park
from Sonepur Fair
Record history
History of updates2022-10-31
Latest document update2022-04-14 05:37:19
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Biography

Location

Bindu is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo), in Germany.

Bindu arrived in 2004-09-10 to the Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo), relocated from the Port Lympne Zoo, in United Kingdom.

Bindu lives together with 9 other elephants at the Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo):
  1. ♀ Bindi born 2012-07-25
  2. ♀ Kreeblamduan born 1984
  3. ♀ Laongdaw born 1990
  4. ♀ Leev Ma Rie born 2020-06-18
  5. ♀ Marlar born 2006-03-30
  6. ♂ Moma born 2017-03-20
  7. ♀ Shu Thu Zar born 1994-06-03
  8. ♂ Tarak born 2005-10-28
  9. ♀ Tong Koon born 1984

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Offspring

Total: 12 babies

  1. (F) 1987-12-08 -- † 1987-12-08 stillborn EEP id: 8713
  2. (F) 1990-06-24 -- † 1990-06-24 stillborn (twin) EEP id: 9014
  3. (F) 1990-07-22 -- † 1990-07-22 stillborn (twin) EEP id: 9015
  4. (M) 1993-06-21 -- † 1993-06-21 stillborn
  5. (M) 1998-08-20 -- † 1999-07-26 Ashoka
  6. (M) 2002-08-00 -- † 2002-08-00 killed
  7. (F) 2007-05-09 Maha Kumari EEP id: 200706
  8. () 2008-03-11 -- † 2008-03-11 stillborn EEP id: 200805
  9. (M) 2009-07-27 Khin Yadanar Min EEP id: 200911
  10. (F) 2012-07-25 Bindi EEP id: 201210
  11. (M) 2016-03-16 La Min Kyaw EEP id: 201603
  12. (F) 2020-06-18 Leev Ma Rie EEP id: 202010?

Origin

Bindu was born wild 1968 at India unspecified location.


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Contradictory records:

Often refered to as born on Sri Lanka, but in his book The Best of Friends, John Aspinall writes that all asian elephants, except Assam, were bought at the Sonepur market in India.


1984: 22-year-old elephant keeper Mark Aitken was killed when the bull elephant wrapped his Trunk around the man and crushed his head against an iron railing. He was killed instantly by the 13-year-old elephant Bindu. (Pawsweb)


2022-04-13: Due to his aggressiveness towards females in the herd, Bindu was kept separated.

Bindu in Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo)Photo: Stephanie Wrobe
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Bindu, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo) in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 3 February 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=396. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories1968 births | Born in India | Breeding bulls | EEP | Elephants from Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo) | Germany | Mankillers | Asian elephants


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