Indra (Salvana)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Karlsruhe Zoo in Germany

Biography

♀ Indra (Salvana)
Stephanie Wroben, Germany

Identification

EEP nr	9609

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 29 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1996-07-01 captive-born
Birth place:	in Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)

Parents:	♂ Hussein x ♀ Saida
Offspring
Total: 2 babies

1. Born 2012-04-20 (dead † 2012-04-20)	♀ stillborn EEP id: 201205

2. Born 2017-09-03 (dead † 2017-09-10)	♀ Puppi (Püppi) EEP id: 201718?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Karlsruhe Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

2024-06-18	Karlsruhe Zoo from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)

2011-04-28	Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen) from Leipzig Zoo

2006-04-19	Leipzig Zoo from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)

Record history
History of updates	2011-03-04: Text RE 2011-04-28: transfer

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

Biography

Indra (Salvana) is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Karlsruhe Zoo, in Germany.

Indra (Salvana) arrived in 2024-06-18 to the Karlsruhe Zoo, relocated from the Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen), in Germany.

Social

Indra (Salvana) lives together with 2 other elephants at the Karlsruhe Zoo: (detailed list)

♀ Jenny born 1983
♀ Saida born 1973-00-00

Offspring

Total: 2 babies

(F) 2012-04-20 -- † 2012-04-20 stillborn EEP id: 201205
(F) 2017-09-03 -- † 2017-09-10 Puppi (Püppi) EEP id: 201718?

Origin

Indra (Salvana) was born captive-born 1996-07-01 at Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen).

Parentage

Parents of Indra (Salvana) are: ♂ Hussein (father) and ♀ Saida (mother).

Siblings through the father Hussein:

1992-03-23(F) Ratna
1995-12-25 -- † 2000-12-30 (M) Tharun
1996-01-09 -- † 1996-01-09 (M) stillborn
1996-06-04(F) Corny
1996-10-17 -- † 1996-10-17 (M) stillborn
1999-11-27(F) Sandry
2001-11-09 -- † 2001-11-09 (M) noname
2003-05-14(F) Kandy
2003-06-22 -- † 2003-06-22 (M) stillborn
2004-11-26(M) Thai
2007-04-11(F) Shila
2008-11-21(M) Shah Rukh
2009-07-03(F) Rani
2012-04-13(M) Assam

Pedigree

**Indra (Salvana)s ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Indra (Salvana)	Sire (f): Hussein Born: 1972 2025-05	Sire ff: Born: 2025-05	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born: 2025-05	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born: 2025-05	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born: 2025-05	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Saida Born: 1973-00-00 2025-05	Sire mf: Born: 2025-05	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born: 2025-05	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-05	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-05	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

"Salvana" is the name of the sponsor who adopted the calf after its birth and so her official name is "Salvana". Her real name (the name the keepers use) is, however, "Indra." //Yassa, ZooChat.com

Indra is pregant and due to give birth in February/March 2012, bred by Nang Thein.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Indra (Salvana), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Karlsruhe Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=509. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Litterature about Karlsruhe Zoo

Recommended Litterature:

Random literature As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases

Links

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

More elephants from: Karlsruhe Zoo
More elephants from: Germany
More elephants that was born: 1996-07-01
All breeding cows
All breeding bulls
The elephant database startpage. Statistics
List of all captive born elephants in the database

External relevant links (Opens in new window)

Search more on the web for Indra (Salvana)

(The name Indra (Salvana) is already submitted into the link, just click on the link for relevant results)

About this documentWebsite online since 1995. This document was created: . Latest update: 2020-10-18 06:25:24 included characters with valid HTML5