Orje
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Berlin Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Orje  dead elephant

Identification

EEP nr3601

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 2 years old
Origin
Born:* 1936-04-08 captive-born
Birth place: in Berlin Zoo

Parents: Omar x ♀ Aida
Death
Dead: 1938-09-12
Death reason: disease: Infection, possibly herpes virus
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Berlin Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1936-04-08Berlin Zoo
Record history
History of updates2021-12-20

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† Orje is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1938-09-12 at Berlin Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as Infection, possibly herpes virus.

Origin

Orje was born captive-born 1936-04-08 at Berlin Zoo.

Parentage


Parents of Orje are: ♂ Omar (father) and ♀ Aida (mother).

Siblings through the father Omar:

  1. 1938-09-05(F) Hannolore
  2. 1938-11-27 -- † 1943-11-22 (F) Indra

Pedigree


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Born: 1919

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Born: 1923

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Comments / pictures

Concieved in Hannover Zoo.

Records about Orje from EEPEuropean Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Orje:

3601 M 8 Apr 1936 1904 3404 BERLINZOO 8 Apr 1936 NONE Birth Orje
1 Aug 1938 Death

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Orje, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Berlin Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=865. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
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