Ned (George Ketchum)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Katowice Zoo in Poland

Biography

♂ Ned (George Ketchum)
Rebecca Brinkley' > Karishma and calf, April 2010. *REBECCA

Identification

EEP nr	201004

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 16 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2010-04-12 captive-born
Birth place:	in Whipsnade Wild Animal Park
Birth weight	124.00 kgs, 272.80 lbs

Parents:	♂ Emmett (Tundi) x ♀ Karishma
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Katowice Zoo, in Poland

Date of arrival

2016-11-17	Katowice Zoo from Whipsnade Wild Animal Park

Record history
History of updates	2010-04-15: birth 2010-05-10: picture 2010-06-08: name 2016-01-04:Â eep nr 2017-03-12: transferred, links

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

Biography

Ned (George Ketchum) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Katowice Zoo, in Poland.

Ned (George Ketchum) arrived in 2016-11-17 to the Katowice Zoo, relocated from the Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, in United Kingdom.

Social

Ned (George Ketchum) lives together with 1 other elephants at the Katowice Zoo: (detailed list)

♂ Scott born 2011-10-18

Origin

Ned (George Ketchum) was born captive-born 2010-04-12 at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park.

Parentage

Parents of Ned (George Ketchum) are: ♂ Emmett (Tundi) (father) and ♀ Karishma (mother).

Siblings through the father Emmett (Tundi):

2002-02-02 -- † 2002-02-02 () stillborn
2002-07-01 -- † 2002-07-01 () stillborn
2004-03-16 -- † 2006-12-17 (F) Aneena
2004-07-01 -- † 2004-07-01 (M) stillborn
2004-09-25 -- † 2017-04-00 (M) Euan (Toomai)
2005-12-11(M) Gabi (Boon-Chooi)
2007-01-19 -- † 2009-05-17 (F) Leelee (Bets)
2008-01-17 -- † 2009-05-03 (M) Donaldson (Riddle)
2009-07-23(F) Geetha
2009-08-06 -- † 2011-04-13? (M) Ganesh Vijay
2011-10-18(M) Scott
2013-10-13 -- † 2015-06-05 (M) Max
2014-09-16(M) Sam
2016-06-10(F) Elizabeth
2024-09-00 -- † 2024-09-00 (unknown) Stillborn
2024-11-04 -- † 2024-11-07 (unknown) Unnamed
2025-09-02(F) Zaiya

Siblings through the mother Karishma:

2013-10-13 - † 2015-06-05 (M) Max
2016-06-10(F) Elizabeth

Pedigree

**Ned (George Ketchum)s ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Ned (George Ketchum)	Sire (f): Emmett (Tundi) Born: 1991-07-10 2026-03	Sire ff: Indy (Butch) Born: 1971 2026-03	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Indy (Butch) Born: 1971 2026-03	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Romani Born: 1976 2026-03	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Romani Born: 1976 2026-03	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Karishma Born: 1998-08-27 2026-03	Sire mf: Chang Born: 1981-11-10 2026-03	Sire mff: Chieng Mai
		Sire mf: Chang Born: 1981-11-10 2026-03	Dame mfm: Ida
		Dame mm: Minbu Born: 1985-01-00 2026-03	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Minbu Born: 1985-01-00 2026-03	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Records about Ned (George Ketchum) from EEPEuropean Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Ned (George Ketchum):

201004 M 12 Apr 2010 9102 9810 WHIPSNADE 12 Apr 2010 4060 Birth GEORGE / N

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online

2016-11-17: Transferred together with his half-brother Scott to Katowice Zoo in Poland.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Ned (George Ketchum), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Katowice Zoo in Poland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 10 March 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5663. (archived at the Wayback machine)