Shanti
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Nikolaev Zoo in Ukraine

Biography
♂ Shanti


Identification
EEP nr200807
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 17 years old
Dentition
Incisivestusker
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 2008-05-06 captive-born
Birth place: in Hannover Zoo
Parents: ♂ Calvin (Chanda) x ♀ Khaing Hnin Hnin
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Nikolaev Zoo, in Ukraine
Date of arrival
2019-11-08Nikolaev Zoo
from Szeged Zoo
2018-05-16Szeged Zoo
from Osnabruck Zoo
2013-05-23Osnabruck Zoo
from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
2012-02-17Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
from Hannover Zoo
Record history
History of updates2020-10-17
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Shanti is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Nikolaev Zoo, in Ukraine.

Shanti arrived in 2019-11-08 to the Nikolaev Zoo, relocated from the Szeged Zoo, in Hungary.


Social

Shanti lives together with 1 other elephants at the Nikolaev Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. ♂ Dinkar born 2010-08-06


Origin

Shanti was born captive-born 2008-05-06 at Hannover Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Shanti are: ♂ Calvin (Chanda) (father) and ♀ Khaing Hnin Hnin (mother).

Siblings through the father Calvin (Chanda):

  1. 1998-05-04(M) Samson
  2. 1998-07-30 -- † 1999-03-22 (F) Annie
  3. 1998-08-21 -- † 2002-08-08 (M) Amos
  4. 1998-11-29(M) Albert
  5. 1999-10-21(M) George
  6. 2001-04-29(M) Johnson
  7. 2001-11-25(M) Kandula
  8. 2003-02-02(F) Califa
  9. 2003-03-20(F) Farina
  10. 2005-10-28(M) Tarak
  11. 2011-03-11 -- † 2011-05-06 (M) Sethi
  12. 2011-04-12(F) Rashmi
  13. 2014-02-04 -- † 2016-01-23 (F) Sumitra (OST Nr.3)
  14. 2017-07-08(M) Chandru

Siblings through the mother Khaing Hnin Hnin:

  1. 2003-03-20(F) Farina
  2. 2005-10-28(M) Tarak
  3. 2010-12-09(F) Soraya
  4. 2013-03-13(F) Maly (Malay)
  5. 2017-09-19(M) Ta Wan

Pedigree

Shantis ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Shanti

Sire (f):
Calvin (Chanda)

Born: 1986-08-11

Sire ff:
Bandara

Born: 1975-05-25
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:
Kamala

Born: 1975-09-00
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Khaing Hnin Hnin

Born: 1982-09-13

Sire mf:


Born:
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:


Born:
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Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Shanti, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Nikolaev Zoo in Ukraine. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3803. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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