Chuck
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Denver Zoo in United States

Biography
♂ Chuck

Identification

SSP nr653

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 16 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2008-07-15 captive-born
Birth place: in African Lion Safari (Ontario)
Birth weight 106.82 kgs, 235.00 lbs

Parents: Rex (Bimbo, Barney) x ♀ Mali
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Denver Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2018-10-08Denver Zoo
from African Lion Safari (Ontario)

African Lion Safari (Ontario)
from Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo)

2011-11-08Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo)
from African Lion Safari (Ontario)

Record history
History of updates2020-11-02

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Biography


Chuck is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Denver Zoo, in United States.

Chuck arrived in 2018-10-08 to the Denver Zoo, relocated from the African Lion Safari (Ontario), in Canada.


Social

Chuck lives together with 5 other elephants at the Denver Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. Billy (Budi) born 2008-02-17
  2. Bodhi born 2004-04-16
  3. Duncan born 2014-02-08
  4. Groucho born 1971
  5. Jake born 2009-11-02


Origin

Chuck was born captive-born 2008-07-15 at African Lion Safari (Ontario).

Parentage


Parents of Chuck are: ♂ Rex (Bimbo, Barney) (father) and ♀ Mali (mother).

Siblings through the father Rex (Bimbo, Barney):

  1. 2005-11-04(F) Opal
  2. 2006-04-13 -- † 2006-04-13 (M) Logan
  3. 2006-04-23(F) Emily
  4. 2009-11-02(M) Jake
  5. 2014-12-22(F) Achara
  6. 2018-10-09(F) Kai

Siblings through the mother Mali:

  1. 2015-05-12 - † 2020-12-11 (M) Batu
  2. 2019-01-15 - † 2020-12-08 (M) Ajay
  3. 2022-10-24(M) Tukada (twin)
  4. 2022-10-24(M) Yaad (twin)

Pedigree


Chucks ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Chuck

Sire (f):
Rex (Bimbo, Barney)

Born: 1968

Sire ff:


Born:
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Mali

Born: 1997-02-28

Sire mf:
Indy (Butch)

Born: 1971
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:
Targa

Born: 1983-11-23
Sire mmf:
Vance (Matt)
Dame mmm:
Birka


Comments / pictures

Chuck, the first 3rd generation birth in North America, was named after Chuck Doyle, the director of the Syracuse zoo and a longtime elephant handler who was instrumental in the success of the Rosamond Gifford breeding program.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Chuck, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Denver Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3938. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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