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

Biography

♀ Jenny
Photo © Daniel Hagist, Karlsruhe, Germany 2010.

Identification

EEP nr	8314

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 42 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1983 wild
Birth place:	in Myanmar unspecified location
Imported:	1990 by E.A.G. van den Brink
Freight:	By boat from Rangoon, Burma to Rotterdam
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Karlsruhe Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

2009-11-20	Karlsruhe Zoo from Heidelberg Zoo

2006-07-27	Heidelberg Zoo from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)

1999-09-22	Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen) from Berlin Circus Union

1991-00-00	Berlin Circus Union from Circus Berolina (Linneman)

1990-00-00	Circus Berolina (Linneman) from Soest Zoo

	Soest Zoo from Port of Rotterdam

	Port of Rotterdam from Port of Rangoon

	Port of Rangoon from Yangon Zoo (Rangoon Zoo)

	Yangon Zoo (Rangoon Zoo) from E.A.G. van den Brink

0000-00-00	E.A.G. van den Brink from Myanmar unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2009-09-02: Text 2009-11-20: transfer 2010-03-20: picture 2018-04-09: prev location Soeste 2021-09-16: Importer van den Brink 2022-07-07: Born in Myanmar

Latest document update	2024-03-13 03:04:35

Biography

Jenny is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Karlsruhe Zoo, in Germany.

Jenny arrived in 2009-11-20 to the Karlsruhe Zoo, relocated from the Heidelberg Zoo, in Germany.

Social

Jenny lives together with 2 other elephants at the Karlsruhe Zoo: (detailed list)

♀ Indra (Salvana) born 1996-07-01
♀ Saida born 1973-00-00

Affiliated people

1: Dan Koehl (trainer from 2010 to 2010 )

Origin

Jenny was born wild 1983 at Myanmar unspecified location. and imported 1990 by E.A.G. van den Brink, By boat from Rangoon, Burma to Rotterdam

Comments / pictures

Contradictory records:

EEP studbook state arrival in Berlin Circus Union to 1st of January 1985.

Jenny in Karlsruhe Zoo

Jenny in Heidelberg Zoo, Germany, with elephant keeper Stefan Aspegren. (2007)

Jenny on elephant-news.com

Jenny is mentioned on Elephant News:

Articles where Jenny is mentioned on elephant-news.com
Date	Links which opens in new window
2004-09-28	Ilona from hannover to heidelberg zoo 28 september - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Jenny, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Karlsruhe Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=507. (archived at the Wayback machine)