Elephant Raja has arrived at his new home in Cincinnati

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Saint Louis Zoo announced Friday morning that Raja the elephant arrived at his new home Thursday afternoon at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.

Raja, who is 33, was born in St. Louis and had three daughters and one grandson in his time at the zoo. This move was a part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Asian Elephant Species Survival Plan.

In an announcement from the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, the zoo shared that it is bringing Raja in to mate with female elephants Yasmin and Anak. The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden said, “Yasmin and Anak’s genetics are underrepresented in this population, and it’s important for them to be in a successful breeding situation.” The zoo shared that the bull elephant they’ve been with for two years has shown “almost no interest” in the two female elephants.

People can see Raja at the Elephant Trek exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.