Victor
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Berlin Zoo in Germany

Biography

☨ ♂ Victor
Victor. Berlin Zoo 2007. Petra Prager, Berlin, Germany.

Identification

EEP nr	9306

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 32 years old
Body height:	3.20 meter, 10.5 feet
Origin
Born:	* 1993-10-23 captive-born
Birth place:	in Ramat Gan Zoo

Parents:	♂ Motek x ♀ Warda
Death
Dead:	†2025-01-29
Death reason:	disease: Pneumonia
Offspring
Total: 3 babies

1. Born 2005-06-15 (dead † 2011-04-05)	♀ Shaina Pali EEP id: 200509

2. Born 2009-03-15 (dead † 2011-05-27)	♀ Ko Raya EEP id: 200904

3. Born 2012-08-12	♀ Anchali EEP id: 201211
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Berlin Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

2000-09-22	Berlin Zoo from Ramat Gan Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2009-03-24: New record 2012-09-18: Text 2018-07-10: height 2025-02-18: Updated as dead

Latest document update	2025-02-18 15:33:56
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† Victor is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2025-01-29 at Berlin Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as Pneumonia.

Offspring

Total: 3 babies

(F) 2005-06-15 -- † 2011-04-05 Shaina Pali EEP id: 200509
(F) 2009-03-15 -- † 2011-05-27 Ko Raya EEP id: 200904
(F) 2012-08-12 Anchali EEP id: 201211

Origin

Victor was born captive-born 1993-10-23 at Ramat Gan Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Victor are: ♂ Motek (father) and ♀ Warda (mother).

Siblings through the father Motek:

1973 -- † 1973 () noname
1976 -- † 1979 () noname
1978(M) Alexander
1982-03-08 -- † 1985-03-30 (M) Igal
1985-01-31(F) Lilly (Israela)
1987-05-15(F) Phoebe
1990 -- † 1990 (F) miscarriage
1991-01-06(F) Wered
1993-11-16 -- † 1993-11-16 (F) miscarriage
1994-08-19 -- † 2024-03-06 (M) Ngam
1996-05-24(M) Teddy (Villi, Vermouth, Nat)
2000-04-09 -- † 2000-05-07 (F) Victoria
2000-05-01(F) Vivi
2002-08-18(M) Winner
2006-03-11(F) La Belle
2006-07-22 -- † 2023 (M) Pili
2013-08-02(F) Latangi
2013-10-02(F) Lalana
2020-03-18(M) Philo

Siblings through the mother Warda:

1973 - † 1973 () noname
1976 - † 1979 () noname
1978(M) Alexander
1982-03-08 - † 1985-03-30 (M) Igal
1985-01-31(F) Lilly (Israela)
1987-05-15(F) Phoebe
1991-01-06(F) Wered
1996-05-24(M) Teddy (Villi, Vermouth, Nat)
2000-05-01(F) Vivi
2002-08-18(M) Winner
2006-07-22 - † 2023 (M) Pili

Pedigree

**Victors ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Victor	Sire (f): Motek Born: 1960	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Warda Born: 1958	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Ko Raya is the second calf Victor and Pang Pha have had together. Victor was born sixteen years previously at the Ramat Gan Zoo in Israel, while Pang Pha is 22 years old and has had one other calf sired by another bull in 2000.

Victor in Berlin Zoo
Photo: Petra Prager, Berlin

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Victor, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Berlin Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=488. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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