Rudy
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in United States

Biography
♀ Rudy
Identification
SSP nr539
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 23 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2002-01-29 captive-born
Birth place: in Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
Birth weight 127.00 kgs, 279.40 lbs
Parents: ♂ Charlie x ♀ Sally
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in United States
Date of arrival
2016-11-29Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
from Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
2016-05-03Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
from Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit)
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit)
from Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
Record history
History of updates2025-03-17:
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Rudy is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in United States.

Rudy arrived in 2016-11-29 to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, relocated from the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, in United States.


Social

Rudy lives together with 4 other elephants at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: (detailed list)

  1. ♂ Frankie born 2021-06-17
  2. ♂ Johnson born 2001-04-29
  3. ♀ Phoebe born 1987-05-15
  4. ♀ Sundara born 2008-11-09


Origin

Rudy was born captive-born 2002-01-29 at Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation.

Parentage

Parents of Rudy are: ♂ Charlie (father) and ♀ Sally (mother).

Siblings through the father Charlie:

  1. 1997-05-08(M) Doc
  2. 1997-06-23(F) Angelica
  3. 1999-08-16(M) Ozzie (Osgood)
  4. 2001-04-16(F) Sara
  5. 2001-11-18(M) Gunther
  6. 2002-03-05(F) Asha
  7. 2002-05-21(M) P.T.
  8. 2005-02 -- † 2005-02 (F) stillborn
  9. 2005-04-21(F) Aree
  10. 2005-06-01(M) Irvin
  11. 2005-07-30 -- † 2005-08-09 (F) Bertha
  12. 2008-11-09(F) Sundara
  13. 2010-04-03(F) April

Siblings through the mother Sally:

  1. 1988-12-30(F) Angel
  2. 1992-04-17 - † 2006-01--31 (F) Maya (Sammi, Sami, Samuel R II)
  3. 1996-01-01(F) Kelly Ann
  4. 2008-11-09(F) Sundara
  5. 2012-12-15 - † 2016 (M) Nate

Pedigree

Rudys ancestral Pedigree:
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Rudy

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Charlie

Born: 1973

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Sally

Born: 1974

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Comments / pictures

Named after former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Rudy, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2185. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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