Chamundi (Magnum)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio) in Belgium

Biography
♂ Chamundi (Magnum)
William Hody, Belgium
William and Patricia Hody, Belgium
Identification
EEP nr9207
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 33 years old
Management:Unknown
Origin
Born:* 1992-05-25 captive-born
Birth place: in Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
Parents: ♂ Ganesha (Swethavarna) x ♀ Yashoda
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio), in Belgium
Date of arrival
2014-02-04Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio)
from Amersfoort Zoo
2011-07-05Amersfoort Zoo
from Munster Zoo
1996-10-10Munster Zoo
from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
Record history
History of updates2011-07-05: transfer
2014-02-05: transferred
2014-03-23: film
2014-04-27: transferred
2020-12-09: picture
Latest document update2020-12-09 09:50:04
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Biography

Chamundi (Magnum) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio), in Belgium.

Chamundi (Magnum) arrived in 2014-02-04 to the Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio), relocated from the Amersfoort Zoo, in Netherlands.


Social

Chamundi (Magnum) lives together with 14 other elephants at the Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio): (detailed list)

  1. 1. ♀ Amithi born 2012-12-24
  2. 2. ♀ Aye Chan May born 1995-08-13
  3. 3. ♀ Farina born 2003-03-20
  4. 4. ♀ Khaing Hnin Hnin born 1982-09-13
  5. 5. ♀ Luna born 2019-06-08
  6. 6. ♀ Mala born 1964-00-00
  7. 7. ♀ Malee born 2019-02-26
  8. 8. ♀ Maly (Malay) born 2013-03-13
  9. 9. ♀ Nang Faa born 2015-05-20
  10. 10. ♂ Po Chin born 2000-07-18
  11. 11. ♀ Saphira born 2010-05-07
  12. 12. ♀ Sayang born 1995
  13. 13. ♀ Sitara born 2013-10-27
  14. 14. ♀ Soraya born 2010-12-09


Origin

Chamundi (Magnum) was born captive-born 1992-05-25 at Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen).

Parentage

Parents of Chamundi (Magnum) are: ♂ Ganesha (Swethavarna) (father) and ♀ Yashoda (mother).

Siblings through the mother Yashoda:

  1. 1996-06-04(F) Corny
  2. 2003-05-14(F) Kandy
  3. 2008-11-21(M) Shah Rukh
  4. 2015-07-13 - † 2018-06-13 (F) Anjuli

Pedigree

Chamundi (Magnum)s ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Chamundi (Magnum)

Sire (f):
Ganesha (Swethavarna)

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Dame m:
Yashoda

Born: 1979-00-00

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Comments / pictures

Conceived at Mysore Zoo.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Chamundi (Magnum), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio) in Belgium. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1317. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Jackson Lee Byrd, USA
  • Daniela Dunger, Leipzig.

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