Anak
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in United States

Biography
♀ Anak
Identification
EEP nr200305
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 22 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 2003-07-26 captive-born
Birth place: in Rotterdam Zoo
Parents: ♂ Alexander x ♀ SheRa
Offspring
Total: 2 babies
1. Born 2014-08-19♂ Ashoka EEP id: 201409
2. Born 2018-02-10♂ Sanjay EEP id: 201802? (EEP nr N/A)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, in United States
Date of arrival
2023-11-05Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
from Dublin Zoo
2006-10-18Dublin Zoo
from Rotterdam Zoo
Record history
History of updates2013-04-11: pregnant
2013-12-02: confirmed pregnant?
2018-05-04: not pregnant
2023-11-12: relocated
Latest document update2023-11-12 11:02:35
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Biography

Anak is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, in United States.

Anak arrived in 2023-11-05 to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, relocated from the Dublin Zoo, in Ireland.


Social

Anak lives together with 7 other elephants at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Jati-Hit born 1987
  2. ♂ Kabir born 2017-05-15
  3. ♀ Mai-Thai born 1973
  4. ♂ Sabu born 1988
  5. ♂ Sanjay born 2018-02-10
  6. ♀ Schottzie born 1975-12-15
  7. ♀ SheRa born 1990-11-25

Offspring

Total: 2 babies
  1. (M) 2014-08-19 Ashoka EEP id: 201409
  2. (M) 2018-02-10 Sanjay EEP id: 201802? (EEP nr N/A)


Origin

Anak was born captive-born 2003-07-26 at Rotterdam Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Anak are: ♂ Alexander (father) and ♀ SheRa (mother).

Siblings through the father Alexander:

  1. 1994-12-11(F) Piccolo (Piccolina)
  2. 1999-01-11 -- † 1999-01-12 (M) Willi
  3. 2000-11-28(F) Bangka
  4. 2002-01-20 -- † 2002-12-20 (M) Senang
  5. 2003-05-13(F) Trong Nhi
  6. 2004-02-21(M) Sibu
  7. 2005-08-02(F) Yindee
  8. 2007-05-07(F) Asha
  9. 2007-12-28 -- † 2007-12-28 (F) unborn
  10. 2008-02-17(M) Billy (Budi)
  11. 2009-02-10 -- † 2013-12-17 (F) Tonya
  12. 2009-02-11 -- † 2009-02-11 (F) stillborn
  13. 2009-05-17(F) Kai Mook (Kai-Mook)
  14. 2009-11-10(F) Kina
  15. 2012-11-01(M) Kyan
  16. 2015-01-07 -- † 2015-01-07 () stillborn

Siblings through the mother SheRa:

  1. 2008-02-17(M) Billy (Budi)
  2. 2014-07-17(M) Kavi
  3. 2017-05-15(M) Kabir

Pedigree

Anaks ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Anak

Sire (f):
Alexander

Born: 1978

Sire ff:
Motek

Born: 1960
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:
Warda

Born: 1958
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
SheRa

Born: 1990-11-25

Sire mf:
Ramon

Born: 1970-12-07
Sire mff:
Moti (Mohti)
Dame mfm:
Mapalay
Dame mm:
Irma

Born: 1970-09-18
Sire mmf:
Chieng Mai
Dame mmm:
Buag Hah



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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Anak, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 27 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=601. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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