Yuma (Yoma)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Rostov Zoo in Russia

Biography

♂ Yuma (Yoma)
Yoma. Tierpark Berlin, 03/2008. Photo: ï¿½ Petra Prager

Identification

EEP nr	200508

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 20 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2005-05-08 captive-born
Birth place:	in Tierpark Berlin
Birth weight	120.00 kgs, 264.00 lbs

Parents:	♂ Ankhor x ♀ Kewa
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 2017-01-18	♀ Ekol EEP id: 201701
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Rostov Zoo, in Russia

Date of arrival

2009-09-05	Rostov Zoo from Tierpark Berlin

Record history
History of updates	2009-01-04: Image 2009-01-04: Contradictory records of birthday 2009-09-02:ï¿½Transfer, Text 2012-07-14:ï¿½corr birthday 2012-09-02:ï¿½corr arr date rostov 2017-02-01: alt name 2018-04-04: link to EleWiki submitted

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Yuma (Yoma) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Rostov Zoo, in Russia.

Yuma (Yoma) arrived in 2009-09-05 to the Rostov Zoo, relocated from the Tierpark Berlin, in Germany.

Social

Yuma (Yoma) lives together with 2 other elephants at the Rostov Zoo: (detailed list)

♀ Sinta (Cinta) born 2005-04-03
♀ Sitara born 2010-12-22

Offspring

Total: 1 babies

(F) 2017-01-18 Ekol EEP id: 201701

Origin

Yuma (Yoma) was born captive-born 2005-05-08 at Tierpark Berlin.

Parentage

Parents of Yuma (Yoma) are: ♂ Ankhor (father) and ♀ Kewa (mother).

Siblings through the father Ankhor:

1998-01-17 -- † 1998-01-17 (M) stillborn
1998-07-31 -- † 1998-07-31 (F) stillborn
2001-11-02(F) Temi
2005-02-14(M) Horas
2005-04-03(F) Sinta (Cinta)
2008-12-13(F) Thuza
2009-08-26 -- † 2009-08-26 (F) stillborn
2010-03-15(M) Dimas
2010-12-22(F) Sitara
2012-05-08(M) Bogor
2012-06-01(F) Pantha
2016-01-01(M) Edgar
2016-10-07(M) Rudi
2017-07-04(M) Minh-Tan
2020-03-27 -- † 2023-01-27 (F) Amalee
2020-05-09(F) Lakuna

Siblings through the mother Kewa:

1998-01-17 - † 1998-01-17 (M) stillborn
2001-11-02(F) Temi
2008-12-13(F) Thuza
2012-06-01(F) Pantha
2016-01-01(M) Edgar
2023-04-29(F) Zaya

Pedigree

**Yuma (Yoma)s ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Yuma (Yoma)	Sire (f): Ankhor Born: 1983-00-00 2025-07	Sire ff: Born: 2025-07	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born: 2025-07	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born: 2025-07	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born: 2025-07	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Kewa Born: 1983-00-00 2025-07	Sire mf: Born: 2025-07	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born: 2025-07	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-07	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-07	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

In late August 2009, the Berlin Zoo sold three of their four year old, captive born Asian elephants. The two males and female, Yoma, Horis and Cinta, were all sired by Ankhor to different cows. They were transported by truck to open the new elephant exhibit at the Rostow Zoo in November.

Contradictory records:

EEP state June 2005 as birthday for Yoma, other sources, including Berlin Pierpark annual reports, state May 2005.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Yuma (Yoma), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Rostov Zoo in Russia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 12 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=472. (archived at the Wayback machine)