Shanti
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Karlsruhe Zoo in Germany

Biography

☨ ♀ Shanti
Shanti in Karlsruhe Zoo 2010. Photo: Â© Dan Koehl

Identification

EEP nr	5804

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 60 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1956 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2016-12-21
Death reason:	euthanised:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Karlsruhe Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1958-09-06	Karlsruhe Zoo from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Shanti is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2016-12-21 at Karlsruhe Zoo, in Germany, .

Affiliated people

1: Dan Koehl (trainer from 2010 to 2010 )

Origin

Shanti was born wild 1956.

Comments / pictures

Shanti in Karlsruhe Zoo

Shanti. Zoo Karlsruhe 2008. Photo: ï¿½ Daniel Hagist.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Shanti, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Karlsruhe Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 4 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=390. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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