Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Saphira at Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio)

Location

Saphira is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio), in Belgium.

Saphira arrived Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio) 2018-09-25, relocated from Hannover Zoo, in Germany.

In Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio), Saphira lives together with 22 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Amithi born 2012-12-24
,
2. ♀ Aye Chan May (Aye Shan May) born 1995-08-13
,
3. ♂ Chamundi (Magnum) born 1992-05-25
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4. ♀ Farina born 2003-03-20
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5. ♀ Gitana
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6. ♀ Jana born 1976-00-00
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7. ♀ Khaing Hnin Hnin born 1982-09-13
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8. ♀ Luna born 2019-06-08
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9. ♀ Mala born 1964-00-00
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10. ♀ Malee born 2019-02-26
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11. ♀ Maly (Malay) born 2013-03-13
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12. ♀ Nang Faa born 2015-05-20
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13. ♂ Po Chin born 2000-07-18
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14. ♀ Praya (Preya) born 1976-00-00
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15. ♂ Ravi born 2017-05-05
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16. ♀ Sayang born 1995
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17. ♂ Sayun born 2020-12-18
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18. ♀ Sitara born 2013-10-27
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19. ♀ Soraya born 2010-12-09
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20. ♀ Suzy (Susy) born 1988
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21. ♂ Ta Wan born 2017-09-19
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22. ♂ Thambi born 2016-12-22
, (see detailed list).

Offspring

1. (M) 2016-12-22 Thambi EEP id: 201612

Origin

Saphira was born captive-born 2010-05-07 at Hannover Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Saphira are: ♂ Nikolai (father) and ♀ Sayang (mother).

Siblings through the father Nikolai:

1. 2009-01-10 -- † 2009-01-11 (M) noname
2. 2010-05-11(M) Nuka
3. 2010-07-25(M) Felix
4. 2010-08-06(M) Dinkar
5. 2010-12-09(F) Soraya
6. 2011-06-18 -- † 2015-12-08 (F) Mumba
7. 2012-12-24(F) Amithi
8. 2013-03-13(F) Maly (Malay)
9. 2013-10-27(F) Sitara
10. 2013-12-31(M) Taru
11. 2014-03-17(F) Yumi
12. 2015-05-20(F) Nang Faa
13. 2016-12-22(M) Thambi
14. 2016-12-23(F) Jenny
15. 2017-01-19(F) Meena
16. 2017-05-05(M) Ravi
17. 2020-05-04(M) Vinh

Siblings through the mother Sayang:

1. 2013-10-27(F) Sitara
2. 2017-05-05(M) Ravi

Pedigree

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Rob Belterman, Netherlands
  
• Jürgen Kruse, Zoo Hannover
  
• https://www.facebook.com/JardinDesMondes
  
  

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio)
• More elephants from: Belgium
• More elephants that was born: 2010-05-07
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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