Ludwig
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Heidelberg Zoo in Germany

♂ Ludwig
Identification
EEP nr201107
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 11 years old
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 - owners
Present / last location:Heidelberg Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
2015-05-12Heidelberg Zoo
from Munich Zoo
Record history
History of updates2011-05-12: birth, parents
2011-10-29: birth weight
2011-11-30: name, youtube video
2016-01-04: eep nr
2020-05-27: update location Heidelberg
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Location

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

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

Ludwig lives together with 3 other elephants at the Heidelberg Zoo:
  1. ♂ Khin Yadanar Min born 2009-07-27
  2. ♂ Minh-Tan born 2017-07-04
  3. ♂ Namsai born 2013-07-27

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Origin

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

Parentage

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

Siblings through the father Gajendra:

  1. 2005-01-25 -- † 2005-01-25 (F) stillborn
  2. 2007-10-07 -- † 2007-10-07 (M) stillborn
  3. 2009-12-21 -- † 2010-06-14 (F) Jamuna Toni
  4. 2011-10-28 -- † 2012-01-21? (F) Lola
  5. 2015-07-13 -- † 2018-06-13 (F) Anjuli
  6. 2016-01-11 -- † 2018-06-06 (M) Kanja
  7. 2016-01-28 -- † 2016-01-28 () miscarriage
  8. 2017-09-03 -- † 2017-09-10 (F) Puppi (Püppi)
  9. 2018-05-05 -- † 2022-06-09 (M) Raj
  10. 2018-12-24(M) Santosh
  11. 2020-11-11(M) Otto

Siblings through the mother Temi:

  1. 2020-11-11(M) Otto

Pedigree

Ludwigs ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Ludwig

Sire (f):
Gajendra

Born: 1993-04-30

Sire ff:


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Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
Sire fmf:
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Dame m:
Temi

Born: 2001-11-02

Sire mf:
Ankhor (Angkor)

Born: 1983-00-00
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Dame mfm:
Dame mm:
Kewa

Born: 1983-00-00
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References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Ludwig, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Heidelberg Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 August 2022 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7297. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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