Shani an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at Houston Zoo
| ☨ Shani | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| ID nr: | SSP Number: 143 - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Species: | Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sex and age: | Female ♀ < 1, unknown age | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dead date: | † 1983-05-17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Death reason: | disease: anorexia, bottle feed formula intolerance | |||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Houston Zoo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Arrival | Houston Zoo 1983-04-21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born: | * 1983-04-21 captive-born in Houston Zoo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parents: | Thai (Thailand) x Indu | |||||||||||||||||||
| Siblings through the father Thai (Thailand): |
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| Siblings through the mother Indu: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Document updated | 2010-12-30: Name, Cause of death, Text RE 2011-11-14: changed cause of death | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shani was 26 days old when she died. She was born after a lengthy, anterior presentation, labor. Attacked by the mother and he had a swollen tongue and abscessed jaw. Attempts was made to bottle feed him, but formula intolerance (complicated by GI mucosa that was compromised by hypoxia during delivery) finally resulted in his death. Reference listKoehl, D., (2020). Shani, an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at Houston Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 October 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1141. (archived at the Wayback machine)Sources used for this article is among others:
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