Gandhi (Gandia, Ghandia)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Elefantenreservat Starkenberg in Germany

Biography

♀ Gandhi (Gandia, Ghandia)

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ maybe about 53 years old (estimated age)
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1972? wild
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Elefantenreservat Starkenberg, in Germany

Date of arrival

2019-00-00	Elefantenreservat Starkenberg from Circus Afrika

	Circus Afrika from Woburn Safari Park

1989-00-00	Woburn Safari Park from Longleat Safari Park

	Longleat Safari Park from Chipperfield organisation (Chilworth)

Record history
History of updates	2012-07-02: age 2012-09-23: probable prev location 2012-09-24: 12808

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

Gandhi (Gandia, Ghandia) is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Elefantenreservat Starkenberg, in Germany.

Gandhi (Gandia, Ghandia) arrived in 2019-00-00 to the Elefantenreservat Starkenberg, relocated from the Circus Afrika, in Germany.

Social

Gandhi (Gandia, Ghandia) lives together with 3 other elephants at the Elefantenreservat Starkenberg: (detailed list)

Origin

Gandhi (Gandia, Ghandia) was born wild 1972?.

Comments / pictures

2012: according to the owner Gandhi is 40 years old.

Gandhia from Don Carlos was from "Longleat" I think..
Tobias Dornbusch, EEG

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Gandhi (Gandia, Ghandia), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Elefantenreservat Starkenberg in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5219. (archived at the Wayback machine)