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Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio) in Belgium
Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio)
Photo © Thijs Witters
Local name
Pairi Daiza
Type zoo
Owner Pairi Daiza Belgium SA
Size 65-hectare (160-acre)
Total nrs 4
First elephant arrived 2009
Opened for public 1993
Number of animals 4
Address
Domaine de Cambron
Zip-code
B-7940
Place
Brugelette
Province
Hainaut
Country
Belgium
Website
Website
Directors
Key People 2018-: Martin van Wees (curator)
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers of elephants 2010-2017: Kalle Behring (elephant head-keeper) 2017-now: Rob Conachie (elephant head-keeper) Rob Conachie
Elephant keepers -: Nicolas Covens Record history
History of updates 2021-07-21
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Description
Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio), located at Domaine de Cambron, in Brugelette, Belgium
, opened for public in 1993 and the first elephant arrived in 2009.
Living elephants At the Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio) lives 15 elephants with records in this database: (detail list ) ♀ Amithi born 2012-12-24
♀ Aye Chan May born 1995-08-13
♂ Chamundi (Magnum) born 1992-05-25
♀ Farina born 2003-03-20
♀ Khaing Hnin Hnin born 1982-09-13
♀ Luna born 2019-06-08
♀ Mala born 1964-00-00
♀ Malee born 2019-02-26
♀ Maly (Malay) born 2013-03-13
♀ Nang Faa born 2015-05-20
♂ Po Chin born 2000-07-18
♀ Saphira born 2010-05-07
♀ Sayang born 1995
♀ Sitara born 2013-10-27
♀ Soraya born 2010-12-09
Comments / pictures 1993: The zoo was opened in 1993 as a bird garden named Paradisio.
2009: The zoo opened the 4-hectare (9.9-acre) "Kingdom of Ganesha," an Indonesian themed garden.[8][9] It also changed its name to Pairi Daiza, which means "walled garden" or "orchard protected by walls", the oldest name for paradise.
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Photo © Thijs WittersReferences for records about Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio)
Recommended Citation Koehl, Dan (2025). Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio), Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1103 . (archived at the Wayback machine )Sources used for this article is among others:
Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio) on elephant-news.com
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