Rani
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Zurich Zoo in Switzerland

Biography

☨ ♀ Rani

Identification

EEP nr	3205

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1935-10-11
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland

Date of arrival

1932-06-06	Zurich Zoo from Firma Ruhe

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Rani is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1935-10-11 at Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, .

Origin

Rani was born wild .

Comments / pictures

Records about Rani from EEPEuropean Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Rani:

3205 F ???? WILD WILD L RUHE ~ 1932 NONE Transfer RANI
ZURICH 6 Jun 1932 320001 Transfer
11 Oct 1935 Death

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Rani, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Zurich Zoo in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=937. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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