Leelee (Bets)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Whipsnade Wild Animal Park in United Kingdom

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Leelee (Bets)  dead elephant
Identification
EEP nr200701
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 2 years old
Origin
Born:* 2007-01-19 captive-born
Birth place: in Whipsnade Wild Animal Park
Parents: ♂ Emmett (Tundi) x ♀ Kaylee
Death
Dead: †2009-05-17
Death reason: disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1A)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, in United Kingdom
Date of arrival
2007-01-19Whipsnade Wild Animal Park
Record history
History of updates2009-03-04: EEP, Name
2009-05-23: death date and reason
2018-12-07: herpes species EEHV1A
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Leelee (Bets) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2009-05-17 at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, in United Kingdom, . Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1A).

Origin

Leelee (Bets) was born captive-born 2007-01-19 at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park.

Parentage

Parents of Leelee (Bets) are: ♂ Emmett (Tundi) (father) and ♀ Kaylee (mother).

Siblings through the father Emmett (Tundi):

  1. 2002-02-02 -- † 2002-02-02 () stillborn
  2. 2002-07-01 -- † 2002-07-01 () stillborn
  3. 2004-03-16 -- † 2006-12-17 (F) Aneena
  4. 2004-07-01 -- † 2004-07-01 (M) stillborn
  5. 2004-09-25 -- † 2017-04-00 (M) Euan (Toomai)
  6. 2005-12-11(M) Gabi (Boon-Chooi)
  7. 2008-01-17 -- † 2009-05-03 (M) Donaldson (Riddle)
  8. 2009-07-23(F) Geetha
  9. 2009-08-06 -- † 2011-04-13? (M) Ganesh Vijay
  10. 2010-04-12(M) Ned (George Ketchum)
  11. 2011-10-18(M) Scott
  12. 2013-10-13 -- † 2015-06-05 (M) Max
  13. 2014-09-16(M) Sam
  14. 2016-06-10(F) Elizabeth
  15. 2024-09-00 -- † 2024-09-00 (unknown) Stillborn
  16. 2024-11-04 -- † 2024-11-07 (unknown) Unnamed
  17. 2025-09-02(F) Zaiya

Siblings through the mother Kaylee:

  1. 2004-03-16 - † 2006-12-17 (F) Aneena
  2. 2009-07-23(F) Geetha

Pedigree

Leelee (Bets)s ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Leelee (Bets)

Sire (f):
Emmett (Tundi)

Born: 1991-07-10
2026-03

 Sire ff:
Indy (Butch)

Born: 1971
2026-03		 Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:
Romani

Born: 1976
2026-03		 Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Kaylee

Born: 1982-07-20
2026-03

 Sire mf:


Born:
2026-03		 Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:


Born:
2026-03		 Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Leelee (Bets), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 March 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1537. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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