Gunther at Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation

Male Asian elephant Gunther at Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation

Gunther. Ringling's Center for Elephant Conservation 11/2010. Photo: © Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus on Facebook
Gunther
ID Number:   SSP Number: 537 - 
Species: Asian elephant
Sex and age:Male 17 years
Management:Protected contact
Location:Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
ArrivedRingling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation 2005-00-00
from Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit)
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit) 2004-00-00
from Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation 2001-11-18
from
Born:2001-11-18 captive-born in
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
Birth weight (kgs and pounds): 136.00 kgs, 299.20 lbs
Parents: Charlie x Mala (Lalea)
Siblings through the father Charlie:
  1. 1997-05-08(M) Doc
  2. 1997-06-23(F) Angelica
  3. 1999-08-16(M) Ozzie (Osgood)
  4. 2001-04-16(F) Sara
  5. 2002-01-29(F) Rudy
  6. 2002-03-05(F) Asha
  7. 2002-05-21(M) P.T.
  8. 2005-02 -- † 2005-02 (F) stillborn
  9. 2005-04-21(F) Aree
  10. 2005-06-01(M) Irvin
  11. 2005-07-30 -- † 2005-08-09 (F) Bertha
  12. 2008-11-09(F) Sundara (Sunny)
  13. 2010-04-03(F) April
Siblings through the mother Mala (Lalea):
  1. 1984-02-02(M) Smokey (Rhani, Ronnie)
  2. 1988-01-16(M) Hank (Rajah, Samuel R I, Sammy, Curley)
  3. 1992-04-04(F) Tanya
  4. 1995-02-19(F) Shirley
  5. 2005-04-21(F) Aree
Gunthers pedigree:
P I II III

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Document updated2010-11-20: Text, Management, Image RE
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Gunther started the Gold or Hometown Units inaugural tour with Doc in 2004. They came back to start the 2005 season on the Gold unit again but were pulled off the road by the summer. Gunther never went out again.Bob Cline

Gunther was named after Ringling's animal training superstar, Gunther Gebel-Williams.

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