Ludwig an Asian elephant at Heidelberg Zoo

♂ Ludwig
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 9 years old
Id number	EEP Number: 201107
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 2011-05-06 captive-born
Birth place:	in Munich Zoo
Birth weight	117.00 kgs, 257.40 lbs

Parents:	♂ Gajendra x ♀ Temi
Locations
Present / last location:	Heidelberg Zoo, in Germany

Date of Arrival

2015-05-12	Heidelberg Zoo from Munich Zoo

Document updated	2011-05-12: birth, parents 2011-10-29: birth weight 2011-11-30: name, youtube video 2016-01-04: eep nr 2020-05-27: update location Heidelberg
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Description

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Ludwig is a Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), living in Heidelberg Zoo, in Germany.

Ludwig arrived in Heidelberg Zoo 2015-05-12, relocated from Munich Zoo, in Germany.

In Heidelberg Zoo, Ludwig lives together with 2 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

♂ Tarak born 2005-10-28
♂ Khin Yadanar Min born 2009-07-27

detailed list

Origin

Ludwig was born captive-born 2011-05-06 in Munich Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Ludwig are: ♂ Gajendra (father) and ♀ Temi (mother).

Siblings through the father Gajendra:

2005-01-25 -- † 2005-01-25 (F) stillborn
2007-10-07 -- † 2007-10-07 (M) stillborn
2009-12-21 -- † 2010-06-14 (F) Jamuna Toni
2011-10-28 -- † 2012-01-21? (F) Lola
2015-07-13 -- † 2018-06-13 (F) Anjuli
2016-01-11 -- † 2018-06-06 (M) Kanja
2016-01-28 -- † 2016-01-28 () miscarriage
2017-09-03 -- † 2017-09-10 (F) Puppi (Püppi)
2018-05-05(M) Raj
2018-12-24(M) Santosh
2020-11-11(M) Otto

Siblings through the mother Temi:

2020-11-11(M) Otto

Pedigree

**Ludwigs pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Ludwig	Sire: Gajendra	Sire:	Sire:
		Sire:	Dame:
		Dame:	Sire:
		Dame:	Dame:
	Dame: Temi	Sire: Ankhor (Angkor)	Sire:
		Sire: Ankhor (Angkor)	Dame:
		Dame: Kewa	Sire:
		Dame: Kewa	Dame:

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Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Ludwig, an Asian at Heidelberg Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 3 December 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7297. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories2011 births | Elephants from Heidelberg Zoo | Germany | Asian elephants

This document was updated: 2020-10-18 06:25:24