Namsai
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Heidelberg Zoo in Germany

Biography
♂ Namsai
Identification
EEP nr201308
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 12 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 2013-07-27 captive-born
Birth place: through
artificial insemination in Kolmarden Zoo
Birth weight 87.00 kgs, 191.40 lbs
Parents: ♂ Raja x ♀ Bua
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Heidelberg Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
2021-05-11Heidelberg Zoo
from Kolmarden Zoo
Record history
History of updates2025-03-17:
Latest document update2022-07-28 15:30:19
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Biography

Namsai is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Heidelberg Zoo, in Germany.

Namsai arrived in 2021-05-11 to the Heidelberg Zoo, relocated from the Kolmarden Zoo, in Sweden.


Social

Namsai lives together with 2 other elephants at the Heidelberg Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. ♂ Ludwig born 2011-05-06
  2. ♂ Minh-Tan born 2017-07-04


Origin

Namsai was conceived through artificial insemination and born captive-born 2013-07-27 at Kolmarden Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Namsai are: ♂ Raja (father) and ♀ Bua (mother).

Siblings through the father Raja:

  1. 2011 -- † 2011 (F) miscarriage
  2. 2012-03-24 -- † 2012-03-24 () killed
  3. 2012-03-25 -- † 2012-03-25 (F) stillborn
  4. 2014-03-04(F) Esha
  5. 2014-09-24(F) Tarli
  6. 2019-01-12 -- † 2019-01-16 (F) Unnamed

Siblings through the mother Bua:

  1. 2017-10-03() noname
  2. 2020-03-17 - † 2021-12-07 (M) Prince

Pedigree

Namsais ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Namsai

Sire (f):
Raja

Born: 1994-01-19

Sire ff:


Born:
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Dame ffm:
Dame fm:
Shree

Born: ~1950
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Bua

Born: 1997

Sire mf:


Born:
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:


Born:
Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:


Comments / pictures

2017: Cured from Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus

(EEHV1b)

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Namsai, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Heidelberg Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=13523. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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