Captive born elephants at Zurich Zoo in Switzerland

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Nr Sex Species Name Id Age Birth Death date ParentsArrival Location
1 † ♂ EM Zali > EEP id: 202502 2025-04-192025-09-11Thai x Farha 2025-04-20 Zurich Zoo
2 † ♂ EM Unnamed > EEP id: 2023XX 2023-01-152023-01-15Thai x Farha 2023-01-15 Zurich Zoo
3 † ♂ EM Unnamed > EEP id: 202012? (EEP nr N/A) 2020-08-192020-08-19Thai x Omysha 2020-08-19 Zurich Zoo
4 † ♀ EM unnnamed > EEP id: 202008 2020-04-05Thai x Farha 2020-04-05 Zurich Zoo
5 † ♂ EM Umesh > EEP id: 202002 2020-02-052022-06-29Thai x Indi 2020-02-05 Zurich Zoo
6 † ♀ EM Ruwani > EEP id: 201705 2017-02-252022-07-23Thai x Farha 2017-02-25 Zurich Zoo
7 † ♀ EM Omysha > EEP id: 201406 2014-06-172022-07-11Maxi x Indi 2014-06-17 Zurich Zoo
8 ♂ EM Fahim > EEP id: 200511 2005-07-24Maxi x Indi 2021-12-15 Copenhagen Zoo
9 ♀ EM Farha > EEP id: 200507 2005-05-03Maxi x Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali) 2005-05-03 Zurich Zoo
10 ♀ EM Chandra > EEP id: 200204 2002-05-14Maxi x Indi 2002-05-14 Zurich Zoo
11 † ♂ EM Aishu > EEP id: 20002 2000-06-102003-10-15Maxi x Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali) 2000-06-10 Zurich Zoo
12 † ♂ EM Xian > EEP id: 9701 1997-09-081999-11-20Maxi x Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali) 1997-09-08 Zurich Zoo
13 ♂ EM Upali > EEP id: 9407 1994-11-14Maxi x Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali) 2025-10-16 Planckendael Zoo
14 † ⚪ EM stillborn >1993-12-001993-12-00Maxi x Komali 1993-12-00 Zurich Zoo
15 ♀ EM Panang > EEP id: 8902 1989-02-13Maxi x Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali) 2023-11-21 Zurich Zoo
16 † ♀ EM stillborn > EEP id: 8607 1986-05-221986-05-22Maxi x Chhukha (Chukkh) 1986-05-22 Zurich Zoo
17 † ♀ EM Komali > EEP id: 8410 1984-07-271995-04-02Maxi x Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali) 1984-07-27 Zurich Zoo


Source for the list of elephants born at Zurich Zoo

Reference list

Facts about Captive born elephants at Zurich Zoo in Switzerland, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 16 December 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=34 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:

Latest updateName of elephantSource (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2025-04-20 Zali:• https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/elephant-calf-is-born-at-zurich-zoo-at-easter-2659630.html
2020-11-05 Unnamed:• https://www.bluewin.ch/de/news/vermischtes/kleiner-elefant-nach-geburt-verstorben-428226.html
•  https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/elephant-calf-inadvertently-killed-by-herd-in-zurich-zoo/46135982
•  http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7530
2020-07-20 Upali:• http://www.upali.ch (Georges Frei, Switzerland)
•  https://elefanten.fandom.com/wiki/Upali
2020-06-25 Fahim:• https://www.focus-wtv.be/nieuws/laatste-olifant-bellewaerde-naar-nederland
2020-04-22 Umesh:• https://elefanten.fandom.com/wiki/Umesh
•  https://www.zoo.ch/de/zoonews/elefant-umesh-schwerer-krankheit-gestorben
2018-12-07 Xian:• Peter Stolk, Netherlands
•  Gary S. Hayward, Ph D. John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
2018-03-02 Ruwani:• https://www.facebook.com/zoozuerich
•  https://www.srf.ch/news/regional/zuerich-schaffhausen/der-kleine-elefant-hat-einen-namen
•  https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ruwani-becomes-third-elephant-die-herpes-virus-zurich-zoo-2022-07-23/
2017-03-25 Omysha:• Elisabeth Hiendl
2017-03-09 Chandra:• http://www.upali.ch (Georges Frei, Switzerland)
2017-03-09 Aishu:• http://www.upali.ch (Georges Frei, Switzerland)
• Andrea Vonau, Switzerland
2017-03-09 Komali:• http://www.upali.ch (Georges Frei, Switzerland)
• 
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2017-03-09 Panang:• http://www.upali.ch (Georges Frei, Switzerland)
•  Ryan Easley, USA
• 
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
•  https://www.zoo.ch/de/zoonews/willkommen-zurueck-panang
2017-03-06 Farha:• http://www.upali.ch (Georges Frei, Switzerland)
• Andrea Vonau, Switzerland
2011-04-17 Unnamed:• https://www.zoo.ch/de/zoonews/zu-schwach-zum-leben
2009-03-07 stillborn:• http://www.upali.ch (Georges Frei, Switzerland)
• 
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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