Gajendra
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Munich Zoo in Germany

Biography

♂ Gajendra
Gajendra (left) and Panang. Petra Prager, Berlin, Germany.

Identification

EEP nr	9302

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 33 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 1993-04-30 captive-born
Birth place:	in Balle Elephant Camp
Imported:	1994
Freight:	Air cargo?
Offspring
Total: 12 babies

1. Born 2005-01-25 (dead † 2005-01-25)	♀ stillborn EEP id: 200501

2. Born 2007-10-07 (dead † 2007-10-07)	♂ stillborn EEP id: 200708

3. Born 2009-12-21 (dead † 2010-06-14)	♀ Jamuna Toni EEP id: 200915

4. Born 2011-05-06	♂ Ludwig EEP id: 201107

5. Born 2011-10-28 (dead † 2012-01-21?)	♀ Lola EEP id: 201111

6. Born 2015-07-13 (dead † 2018-06-13)	♀ Anjuli EEP id: 201500

7. Born 2016-01-11 (dead † 2018-06-06)	♂ Kanja EEP id: 201602

8. Born 2016-01-28 (dead † 2016-01-28)	⚪ miscarriage EEP id: 2016xx?

9. Born 2017-09-03 (dead † 2017-09-10)	♀ Puppi (Püppi) EEP id: 201718?

10. Born 2018-05-05 (dead † 2022-06-09)	♂ Raj EEP id: 201807? (EEP nr N/A)

11. Born 2018-12-24 (dead † 2023-11-22)	♂ Santosh EEP id: 201810? (EEP nr N/A)

12. Born 2020-11-11 (dead † 2025-06-16)	♂ Otto
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Munich Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

2017-03-29	Munich Zoo from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)

2013-04-16	Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen) from Leipzig Zoo

2011-01-08	Leipzig Zoo from Munich Zoo

1994-12-01	Munich Zoo from Mysore Zoo

	Mysore Zoo from Balle Elephant Camp

Record history
History of updates	2009-03-05: Birth RE 2009-12-26: Text RE 2011-01-11: Transfer to Leipzig 2011-01-15: Transfer date, Text RE 2012-09-01: corr transfer date 2013-04-16: transfered 2018-03-18: transfer Munich 2018-03-18: link to Elefanten-Fotolexikon (Petra Prager) submitted

Latest document update	2020-10-19 04:37:38
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Biography

Gajendra is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Munich Zoo, in Germany.

Gajendra arrived in 2017-03-29 to the Munich Zoo, relocated from the Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen), in Germany.

Social

Gajendra lives together with 4 other elephants at the Munich Zoo: (detailed list)

♀ Mangala born 1993-01-19
♀ Rani born 2009-07-03
♀ Savani born 2023-07-29
♀ Temi born 2001-11-02

Offspring

Total: 12 babies

(F) 2005-01-25 -- † 2005-01-25 stillborn EEP id: 200501
(M) 2007-10-07 -- † 2007-10-07 stillborn EEP id: 200708
(F) 2009-12-21 -- † 2010-06-14 Jamuna Toni EEP id: 200915
(M) 2011-05-06 Ludwig EEP id: 201107
(F) 2011-10-28 -- † 2012-01-21? Lola EEP id: 201111
(F) 2015-07-13 -- † 2018-06-13 Anjuli EEP id: 201500
(M) 2016-01-11 -- † 2018-06-06 Kanja EEP id: 201602
() 2016-01-28 -- † 2016-01-28 miscarriage EEP id: 2016xx?
(F) 2017-09-03 -- † 2017-09-10 Puppi (Püppi) EEP id: 201718?
(M) 2018-05-05 -- † 2022-06-09 Raj EEP id: 201807? (EEP nr N/A)
(M) 2018-12-24 -- † 2023-11-22 Santosh EEP id: 201810? (EEP nr N/A)
(M) 2020-11-11 -- † 2025-06-16 Otto

Origin

Gajendra was born captive-born 1993-04-30 at Balle Elephant Camp. and imported 1994, Air cargo?

Comments / pictures

Gajendra was in Free Contact until 2005/2006. The transfer to PC was not initited because of current conflict with elephant keepers, but based on the wish to work him in PC without previous conflict.

Jamuna was the first live calf born to Gajendra and Panang, following two previous stillbirths.

Gejendra was transferred to the Leipzig Zoo in January 2011 while rennovations were made on the elephant barn at the Munich Zoo.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Gajendra, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Munich Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 May 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=462. (archived at the Wayback machine)