Sandry
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Knies Kinderzoo in Switzerland

Biography

♀ Sandry

Identification

EEP nr	202201?

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 26 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1999-11-27 captive-born
Birth place:	in Knies Kinderzoo

Parents:	♂ Hussein x ♀ Claudy (Claudia)
Offspring
Total: 2 babies

1. Born 2013-11-01	♀ Kalaya EEP id: 201316

2. Born 2022-05-07	♂ Kamon EEP id: 202201?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Knies Kinderzoo, in Switzerland

Date of arrival

2016-00-00	Knies Kinderzoo from Circus Knie

2012-11-00	Circus Knie from Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio)

2009-03-18	Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio) from Circus Knie

	Circus Knie from Knies Kinderzoo

Record history
History of updates	2009-04-10: transfer 2012-05-20: Pregnant, Text RE 2012-07-31:ï corr transfer date 2012-11-28: transfer 2013-11-03: not pregnant 2016-12-18: transfer 2025-03-10: EEP text

Latest document update	2025-03-10 14:55:05
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Biography

Sandry is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Knies Kinderzoo, in Switzerland.

Sandry arrived in 2016-00-00 to the Knies Kinderzoo, relocated from the Circus Knie, in Switzerland.

Social

Sandry lives together with 8 other elephants at the Knies Kinderzoo: (detailed list)

♀ Ceylon II born 1970
♀ Kalaya born 2013-11-01
♂ Kamon born 2022-05-07
♀ Mapalay born 1986
♂ Mekong born ~1982
♀ Rani born 1982
♀ Sabu born 1984
♂ Thisiam born 1998-05-04

Offspring

Total: 2 babies

(F) 2013-11-01 Kalaya EEP id: 201316
(M) 2022-05-07 Kamon EEP id: 202201?

Origin

Sandry was born captive-born 1999-11-27 at Knies Kinderzoo.

Parentage

Parents of Sandry are: ♂ Hussein (father) and ♀ Claudy (Claudia) (mother).

Siblings through the father Hussein:

1992-03-23(F) Ratna
1995-12-25 -- † 2000-12-30 (M) Tharun
1996-01-09 -- † 1996-01-09 (M) stillborn
1996-06-04(F) Corny
1996-07-01(F) Indra (Salvana)
1996-10-17 -- † 1996-10-17 (M) stillborn
2001-11-09 -- † 2001-11-09 (M) noname
2003-05-14(F) Kandy
2003-06-22 -- † 2003-06-22 (M) stillborn
2004-11-26(M) Thai
2007-04-11(F) Shila
2008-11-21(M) Shah Rukh
2009-07-03(F) Rani
2012-04-13(M) Assam

Siblings through the mother Claudy (Claudia):

1985-05-24 - † 1988-07-21 (F) Lohimi
1992-06-13(M) Mac

Pedigree

**Sandrys ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Sandry	Sire (f): Hussein Born: 1972 2025-06	Sire ff: Born: 2025-06	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born: 2025-06	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born: 2025-06	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born: 2025-06	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Claudy (Claudia) Born: 1963-06-00 2025-06	Sire mf: Born: 2025-06	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born: 2025-06	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-06	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-06	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

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

9904 F 27 Nov 1999 8712 6603 RAPERSWIL 27 Nov 1999 NONE Birth SANDY

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Sandry, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Knies Kinderzoo in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=997. (archived at the Wayback machine)