Indra
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Hannover Zoo in Germany

Biography
♀ Indra

Identification

EEP nr7304

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 51 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 1973-01-23 captive-born
Birth place: in Hannover Zoo

Parents: Moti (Mohti) x ♀ Burma
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Hannover Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1973-01-23Hannover Zoo
Record history
History of updates2023-09-27

Latest document update2024-02-01 12:13:10
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Biography


Indra is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Hannover Zoo, in Germany.

Indra arrived in 1973-01-23 to the Hannover Zoo,

Social

Indra lives together with 5 other elephants at the Hannover Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. Califa born 2003-02-02
  2. Jenny born 2016-12-23
  3. Manari born 1990
  4. Meena born 2017-01-19
  5. Yumi born 2014-03-17


Origin

Indra was born captive-born 1973-01-23 at Hannover Zoo.

Parentage


Parents of Indra are: ♂ Moti (Mohti) (father) and ♀ Burma (mother).

Siblings through the father Moti (Mohti):

  1. 1964-06-07 -- † 1964-06-07 (M) stillborn
  2. 1964-09-24 -- † 1978? (F) Loti
  3. 1965-05-19 -- † 2023-12-16 (F) Tima
  4. 1968-02-18 -- † 1968-04-07 (M) Tibur
  5. 1968-03-19 -- † 2021-01-15? (F) Delhi
  6. 1968-11-10 -- † 1968-11-10 (F) killed
  7. 1970-03-07 -- † 1994-06-29 (M) Assam
  8. 1970-12-07 -- † 1998-04-24 (M) Ramon
  9. 1971-05-12(F) Sara
  10. 1973-06-28 -- † 1975 (F) Suma (Rhani)

Siblings through the mother Burma:

  1. 1965-05-19 - † 2023-12-16 (F) Tima
  2. 1968-02-18 - † 1968-04-07 (M) Tibur
  3. 1970-03-07 - † 1994-06-29 (M) Assam

Pedigree


Indras ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Indra

Sire (f):
Moti (Mohti)

Born: 1948

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Dame m:
Burma

Born: 1945

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Comments / pictures

Indra in Hannover ZooIndra and Siporex

Indra in Hannover ZooIndra 2017. Photo: Jan Jacobi

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Indra, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Hannover Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=222. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
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