Willi an Asian elephant at Munster Zoo (Allwetterzoo Munster)

☨ ♂ Willi
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ < 1, unknown age
Id number	EEP Number: 9901
Origin
Born:	* 1999-01-11 captive-born
Birth place:	in Munster Zoo (Allwetterzoo Munster)

Parents:	♂ Alexander x ♀ Bernhardine (Bernhardini)
Death
Dead date:	† 1999-01-12
Death reason:	disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus
Locations
Present / last location:	Munster Zoo (Allwetterzoo Munster), in Germany

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

1999-01-11	Munster Zoo (Allwetterzoo Munster)

Document updated	2009-03-04: Name, Sex, EEP, Death, Text
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Description

† Willi is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant, (Elephas maximus), who died at Munster Zoo (Allwetterzoo Munster), in Germany, of disease in 1999-01-12. Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus. (see detailed list).

Origin

Willi was born captive-born 1999-01-11 at Munster Zoo (Allwetterzoo Munster).

Parentage

Parents of Willi are: ♂ Alexander (father) and ♀ Bernhardine (Bernhardini) (mother).

Siblings through the father Alexander:

1994-12-11(F) Piccolo (Piccolina)
2000-11-28(F) Bangka
2002-01-20 -- † 2002-12-20 (M) Senang
2003-05-13(F) Trong Nhi
2003-07-26(F) Anak
2004-02-21(M) Sibu
2005-08-02(F) Yindee
2007-05-07(F) Asha
2007-12-28 -- † 2007-12-28 (F) unborn
2008-02-17(M) Billy (Budi)
2009-02-10 -- † 2013-12-17 (F) Tonya
2009-05-17(F) Kai Mook (Kai-Mook)
2009-11-10(F) Kina
2012-11-01(M) Kyan
2015-01-07 -- † 2015-01-07 () stillborn

Siblings through the mother Bernhardine (Bernhardini):

2002-01-20 - † 2002-12-20 (M) Senang
2007-05-07(F) Asha
2014-09-17(F) Samiya
2017-03-19(F) Avani

Pedigree

**Willis pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Willi	Sire: Alexander	Sire: Motek	Sire:
		Sire: Motek	Dame:
		Dame: Warda	Sire:
		Dame: Warda	Dame:
	Dame: Bernhardine (Bernhardini)	Sire: Ramon	Sire: Moti (Mohti)
		Sire: Ramon	Dame: Mapalay
		Dame: Irma	Sire: Chieng Mai
		Dame: Irma	Dame: Buag Hah (Pang Yang)

Comments / pictures

The newborn calf did not breath at birth and was euthanized after a 30 hour struggle for survival. Postmortem reports showed Willi tested positive for the Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes virus.

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Willi, an Asian at Munster Zoo (Allwetterzoo Munster) in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 January 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1581. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Jonas Livet, France

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Categories1999 deaths | 1999 births | Elephants from Munster Zoo (Allwetterzoo Munster) | Germany | Asian elephants

This document was updated: 2020-10-18 06:25:24