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

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Otto  dead elephant

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies: Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:Male ♂ 5 years old
Origin
Born:* 2020-11-11 captive-born
Birth place: in Munich Zoo

Parents: Gajendra x ♀ Temi
Death
Dead: 2025-06-16
Death reason: disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Munich Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

2020-11-11Munich Zoo
Record history
History of updates2020-11-11: new record

Latest document update2025-06-19 17:51:02
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† Otto is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2025-06-16 at Munich Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus.

Origin

Otto was born captive-born 2020-11-11 at Munich Zoo.

Parentage


Parents of Otto are: ♂ Gajendra (father) and ♀ Temi (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. 2016-01-11 -- † 2018-06-06 (M) Kanja
  8. 2016-01-28 -- † 2016-01-28 () miscarriage
  9. 2017-09-03 -- † 2017-09-10 (F) Puppi (Püppi)
  10. 2018-05-05 -- † 2022-06-09 (M) Raj
  11. 2018-12-24 -- † 2023-11-22 (M) Santosh

Siblings through the mother Temi:

  1. 2011-05-06(M) Ludwig

Pedigree


Ottos ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Otto

Sire (f):
Gajendra

Born: 1993-04-30
2026-04

Sire ff:


Born:
2026-04
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
2026-04
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Temi

Born: 2001-11-02
2026-04

Sire mf:
Ankhor

Born: 1983-00-00
2026-04
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:
Kewa

Born: 1983-00-00
2026-04
Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Otto, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Munich Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 April 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5011. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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