Sithami an Asian elephant at Chester Zoo

☨ ♀ Sithami
Photo © Eveline De Wolf, Chester Zoo.

Identification

EEP nr	9710

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 21 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1997-12-31 captive-born
Birth place:	in Chester Zoo

Parents:	♂ Chang x ♀ Thi Ha Way
Death
Dead date:	† 2018-09-07
Death reason:	unknown: collapsed and died
Offspring
Total: 4 babies

1. Born 2004-03-07	♀ Sundara EEP id: 200403

2. Born 2010-07-18 (dead † 2013-07-29)	♂ Nayan Hi Way EEP id: 201007

3. Born 2013-01-21 (dead † 2015-09-14)	♀ Bala Hi Way EEP id: 201301

4. Born 2017-01-18 (dead † 2018-10-25)	♂ Aayu Hi Way EEP id: 201702
Locations
Present / last location:	Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

1997-12-31	Chester Zoo

Document updated	2010-07-25: picture 2011-06-25: pc 2018-03-09: link to Elefanten-Fotolexikon (Petra Prager) submitted 2018-09-08: dead
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Description

† Sithami is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant, (Elephas maximus), who died at Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom, of from unknown reasons in 2018-09-07. Official death reason described as collapsed and died. (see detailed list).

Offspring

(F) 2004-03-07 Sundara EEP id: 200403
(M) 2010-07-18 -- † 2013-07-29 Nayan Hi Way EEP id: 201007
(F) 2013-01-21 -- † 2015-09-14 Bala Hi Way EEP id: 201301
(M) 2017-01-18 -- † 2018-10-25 Aayu Hi Way EEP id: 201702

Origin

Sithami was born captive-born 1997-12-31 at Chester Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Sithami are: ♂ Chang (father) and ♀ Thi Ha Way (mother).

Siblings through the father Chang:

-- † 2012 () stillborn fetus still in utero
1993-09-09 -- † 1993-09-09 (F) killed
1995-12-19 -- † 1997-05-25 (F) Karha
1998-04-25 -- † 1998-04-25 (M) stillborn
1998-08-06(F) Tara
1998-08-27(F) Karishma
2000-07-18(M) Po Chin
2000-10-07(M) Assam
2004-03-05 -- † 2004-03-05 (F) stillborn
2004-10-10 -- † 2017-10-30 (M) Tunga
2008-05-04 -- † 2015-11-30 (F) Jade
2009-05-00 -- † 2009-05-00 (F) miscarriage
2010-11-01 -- † 2010-11-01 () stillborn
2014-03-19(M) Tom
2015-05-20 -- † 2015-05-20 (M) Baby Q
2015-06-16 -- † 2018-05-27 (F) Qiyo
2017-12-25(F) Suki
2018-01-13(F) Tun Kai
2018-04-11 -- † 2018-06-26 (M) Tarzen
2020-10-01(F) Mun

Siblings through the mother Thi Ha Way:

1993-09-09 - † 1993-09-09 (F) killed
1995-12-19 - † 1997-05-25 (F) Karha
2000-10-07(M) Assam
2004-03-05 - † 2004-03-05 (F) stillborn
2006-11-12 - † 2009-07-23 (M) Raman
2011-01-22 - † 2013-06-03? (F) Jamilah Hi Way
2015-08-20 - † 2018-10-25 (F) Nandita
2018-05-17(M) Anjan Hi Way

Pedigree

**Sithamis pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Sithami	Sire: Chang	Sire: Chieng Mai	Sire:
		Sire: Chieng Mai	Dame:
		Dame: Ida	Sire:
		Dame: Ida	Dame:
	Dame: Thi Ha Way	Sire:	Sire:
		Sire:	Dame:
		Dame:	Sire:
		Dame:	Dame:

Comments / pictures

2018-09-07: "Sithami, 20, unexpectedly collapsed inside the zoo’s Elephants of the Asian Forest habitat at around noon today (07/09/2018). Keepers and vets immediately attended to her but unfortunately she had very suddenly passed away. "

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Sithami, an Asian elephant at Chester Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 15 April 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1584. (archived at the Wayback machine)