Boni
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Tangkahan Conservation Response Unit (CRU) in Indonesia

Biography

♀ Boni
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Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus sumatranus
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 4 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2021-02-01 captive-born
Birth place:	in Tangkahan Conservation Response Unit (CRU)
Birth weight	69.00 kgs, 151.80 lbs

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Sari
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Tangkahan Conservation Response Unit (CRU) , in Indonesia

Date of arrival

2021-02-01	Tangkahan Conservation Response Unit (CRU)
Record history
History of updates	2021-02-04: link to http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7611

Latest document update	2021-03-19 17:19:55
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Biography

Boni is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Tangkahan Conservation Response Unit (CRU) , in Indonesia.

Boni arrived in 2021-02-01 to the Tangkahan Conservation Response Unit (CRU) ,

Social

Boni lives together with 10 other elephants at the Tangkahan Conservation Response Unit (CRU) : (detailed list)

1. ♀ Agustin
2. ♀ Albertina born 2015-07-19
3. ♀ Ardana
4. ♂ Chris born 2015-09-22
5. ⚪ Eva
6. ♀ Olive born 1997
7. ♀ Ropa born 2015-09-00
8. ♀ Sari
9. ♂ Teo
10. ♀ Yuni born 1993

Origin

Boni was born captive-born 2021-02-01 at Tangkahan Conservation Response Unit (CRU) .

Parentage

Parents of Boni are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Sari (mother).

Siblings through the mother Sari:

- † 2015 (unknown) unknown
- † 2013 (unknown) unknown

Pedigree

**Bonis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Boni	Sire (f): Born: 2025-06	Sire ff: Born: 2025-06	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born: 2025-06	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born: 2025-06	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born: 2025-06	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Sari Born: 2025-06	Sire mf: Born: 2025-06	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born: 2025-06	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-06	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-06	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

A 35-year-old elephant, named "Sari," gave birth to this female calf, weighing 69 kilograms and 108 centimeters in height, the Mount Leuser National Park (TNGL) Agency head, Jefry Susyafrianto, stated.

Indonesia’s Director General of Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystems (MoEF) Ir. Wiratno named the baby elephant “Boni.”

Boni on elephant-news.com

Boni is mentioned on Elephant News:

Articles where Boni is mentioned on elephant-news.com
Date	Links which opens in new window
2021-02-04	Baby elephant born in north sumatra's tangkahan cru - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Boni, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Tangkahan Conservation Response Unit (CRU) in Indonesia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=8216. (archived at the Wayback machine)