Philo
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ramat Gan Zoo in Israel

Biography
♂ Philo
Identification
EEP nr202006
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 5 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 2020-03-18 captive-born
Birth place: in Ramat Gan Zoo
Parents: ♂ Motek x ♀ La Petite
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Ramat Gan Zoo, in Israel
Date of arrival
2020-03-18Ramat Gan Zoo
Record history
History of updates2025-03-18:
Latest document update2020-06-02 09:08:30
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Biography

Philo is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Ramat Gan Zoo, in Israel.

Philo arrived in 2020-03-18 to the Ramat Gan Zoo,

Social

Philo lives together with 7 other elephants at the Ramat Gan Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Aviva born 1969
  2. ♀ Bahati born 1961
  3. ♀ La Belle born 2006-03-11
  4. ♀ La Petite born 1985-00-00
  5. ♀ Lalana born 2013-10-02
  6. ♀ Latangi born 2013-08-02
  7. ♂ Yossi born 1974-08-11


Origin

Philo was born captive-born 2020-03-18 at Ramat Gan Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Philo are: ♂ Motek (father) and ♀ La Petite (mother).

Siblings through the father Motek:

  1. 1973 -- † 1973 () noname
  2. 1976 -- † 1979 () noname
  3. 1978(M) Alexander
  4. 1982-03-08 -- † 1985-03-30 (M) Igal
  5. 1985-01-31(F) Lilly (Israela)
  6. 1987-05-15(F) Phoebe
  7. 1990 -- † 1990 (F) miscarriage
  8. 1991-01-06(F) Wered
  9. 1993-10-23 -- † 2025-01-29 (M) Victor
  10. 1993-11-16 -- † 1993-11-16 (F) miscarriage
  11. 1994-08-19 -- † 2024-03-06 (M) Ngam
  12. 1996-05-24(M) Teddy (Villi, Vermouth, Nat)
  13. 2000-04-09 -- † 2000-05-07 (F) Victoria
  14. 2000-05-01(F) Vivi
  15. 2002-08-18(M) Winner
  16. 2006-03-11(F) La Belle
  17. 2006-07-22 -- † 2023 (M) Pili
  18. 2013-08-02(F) Latangi
  19. 2013-10-02(F) Lalana

Siblings through the mother La Petite:

  1. 2002-08-00 - † 2002-08-00 (M) killed
  2. 2006-03-11(F) La Belle
  3. 2013-10-02(F) Lalana

Pedigree

Philos ancestral Pedigree:
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Philo

Sire (f):
Motek

Born: 1960

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Dame m:
La Petite

Born: 1985-00-00

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2020-06-02: named Philo

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Philo, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ramat Gan Zoo in Israel. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16854. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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