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

Biography

☨ ♂ Orje

Identification

EEP nr	3601

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

1936-04-08	Berlin Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2012-06-16: New record 2023-11-23: death date

Latest document update	2023-11-23 14:46:27
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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:

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

Pedigree

**Orjes ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Orje	Sire (f): Omar Born: 1919 2026-02	Sire ff: Born: 2026-02	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born: 2026-02	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born: 2026-02	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born: 2026-02	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Aida Born: 1923 2026-02	Sire mf: Born: 2026-02	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born: 2026-02	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born: 2026-02	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born: 2026-02	Dame mmm:

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, (2026). Orje, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Berlin Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 February 2026 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

Litterature about Berlin Zoo

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