Kanvar
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Planckendael Zoo in Belgium

Biography

♂ Kanvar

Identification

EEP nr	200808

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 17 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 2008-07-19 captive-born
Birth place:	in Estepona Selwo safari park
Birth weight	91.00 kgs, 200.20 lbs

Parents:	♂ Ganapati (Ganapathy) x ♀ Sami
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Planckendael Zoo, in Belgium

Date of arrival

2017-07-06	Planckendael Zoo from Antwerp Zoo

2013-06-27	Antwerp Zoo from Estepona Selwo safari park

Record history
History of updates	2020-10-04

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

Kanvar is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Planckendael Zoo, in Belgium.

Kanvar arrived in 2017-07-06 to the Planckendael Zoo, relocated from the Antwerp Zoo, in Belgium.

Social

Kanvar lives together with 4 other elephants at the Planckendael Zoo: (detailed list)

Origin

Parents of Kanvar are: ♂ Ganapati (Ganapathy) (father) and ♀ Sami (mother).

**Kanvars ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Kanvar	Sire (f): Ganapati (Ganapathy) Born: 1986	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Sami Born: 1989	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Kanvar, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Planckendael Zoo in Belgium. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3927. (archived at the Wayback machine)