Mihiri
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Tehran Zoo in Iran

Biography
♀ Mihiri
Mihiri and Maysa. Photo: Tobias Dornbush, 2022.
Mihiri and Maysa. Photo: Tobias Dornbush, 2022.

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 19 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2005 captive-born
Birth place: in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Parents: x ♀ Menika
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 2021-05-15 Maysa
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Tehran Zoo, in Iran

Date of arrival

2013-06-01Tehran Zoo
from Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Record history
History of updates2023-02-24

Latest document update2023-02-24 19:43:13
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Biography


Mihiri is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Tehran Zoo, in Iran.

Mihiri arrived in 2013-06-01 to the Tehran Zoo, relocated from the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.


Social

Mihiri lives together with 2 other elephants at the Tehran Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. Mahasen born 2004-11-26
  2. Maysa born 2021-05-15

Offspring


  1. (F) 2021-05-15 Maysa


Origin

Mihiri was born captive-born 2005 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage


Parents of Mihiri are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Menika (mother).

Siblings through the mother Menika:

  1. 2001-06-23(M) Migara
  2. 2011-03-17(unknown) Trinki

Pedigree


Mihiris ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Mihiri

Sire (f):


Born:

Sire ff:


Born:
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Menika

Born: 1989-08-14

Sire mf:
Neela

Born: 1964
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:
Komali (Komalee)

Born: 1971
Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Mihiri, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Tehran Zoo in Iran. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4770. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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