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

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Indra  dead elephant
Identification
EEP nr3803
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 5 years old
Origin
Born:* 1938-11-27 captive-born
Birth place: in Berlin Zoo
Parents: ♂ Omar x ♀ Jenny II
Death
Dead: †1943-11-22
Death reason: accident: elephant house was bombed
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Berlin Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
1938-11-27Berlin Zoo
Record history
History of updates2025-03-20
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Indra is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1943-11-22 at Berlin Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as elephant house was bombed.

Origin

Indra was born captive-born 1938-11-27 at Berlin Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Indra are: ♂ Omar (father) and ♀ Jenny II (mother).

Siblings through the father Omar:

  1. 1936-04-08 -- † 1938-09-12 (M) Orje
  2. 1938-09-05(F) Hannolore

Pedigree

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Born: 1919

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Jenny II

Born: 1911

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Indra, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Berlin Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1189. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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