Mahasen
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Tehran Zoo in Iran

Biography
♂ Mahasen

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 21 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2004-11-26 captive-born, number 30
Birth place: in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Parents: x ♀ Kamani
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 2021-05-15 Maysa
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Tehran Zoo, in Iran

Date of arrival

2013-06-01Tehran Zoo
from Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Record history
History of updates2012-01-28: corrections
2018-05-17: corrected mother from Kumari to Kamani

Latest document update2024-06-26 18:12:22

Biography


Mahasen is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Tehran Zoo, in Iran.

Mahasen arrived in 2013-06-01 to the Tehran Zoo, relocated from the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.


Social

Mahasen lives together with 2 other elephants at the Tehran Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. Maysa born 2021-05-15
  2. Mihiri born 2005

Offspring

Total: 1 babies
  1. (F) 2021-05-15 Maysa


Origin

Mahasen was born captive-born as birth number 30 2004-11-26 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage


Parents of Mahasen are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Kamani (mother).

Pedigree


Mahasens ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Mahasen

Sire (f):


Born:
2025-05

Sire ff:


Born:
2025-05
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
2025-05
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Kamani

Born:
2025-05

Sire mf:


Born:
2025-05
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:


Born:
2025-05
Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mahasen, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Tehran Zoo in Iran. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5991. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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