Karha
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Chester Zoo in United Kingdom

† Karha is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1997-05-25 at Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom, .

Origin

Karha was born captive-born 1995-12-19 at Chester Zoo.

Parentage

Siblings through the father Chang:

1. -- † 2012 () stillborn fetus still in utero
2. 1993-09-09 -- † 1993-09-09 (F) killed
3. 1997-12-31 -- † 2018-09-07 (F) Sithami
4. 1998-04-25 -- † 1998-04-25 (M) stillborn
5. 1998-08-06(F) Tara
6. 1998-08-27(F) Karishma
7. 2000-07-18(M) Po Chin
8. 2000-10-07(M) Assam
9. 2004-03-05 -- † 2004-03-05 (F) stillborn
10. 2004-10-10 -- † 2017-10-30 (M) Tunga
11. 2008-05-04 -- † 2015-11-30 (F) Jade
12. 2009-05-00 -- † 2009-05-00 (F) miscarriage
13. 2010-11-01 -- † 2010-11-01 () stillborn
14. 2014-03-19(M) Tom
15. 2015-05-20 -- † 2015-05-20 (M) Baby Q
16. 2015-06-16 -- † 2018-05-27 (F) Qiyo
17. 2017-12-25(F) Suki
18. 2018-01-13(F) Tun Kai
19. 2018-04-11 -- † 2018-06-26 (M) Tarzen
20. 2020-10-01(F) Mun

Siblings through the mother Thi Ha Way:

1. 1993-09-09 - † 1993-09-09 (F) killed
2. 1997-12-31 - † 2018-09-07 (F) Sithami
3. 2000-10-07(M) Assam
4. 2004-03-05 - † 2004-03-05 (F) stillborn
5. 2006-11-12 - † 2009-07-23 (M) Raman
6. 2011-01-22 - † 2013-06-03? (F) Jamilah Hi Way
7. 2015-08-20 - † 2018-10-25 (F) Nandita
8. 2018-05-17(M) Anjan Hi Way

Pedigree

Karha was handreared.

On the morning of 19.12.95 parturition started and the veterinary personnel were alerted at 4.40 a.m. Due to the speed of the parturition, the keeping staff had no time in which to safely chain and rope Thai , as per the protocol during the 'false' parturition signs of 2.10.95. Birth of a full term, female calf, "Karha" occurred at 4.56 a.m. Thai yet again became extremely aggressive towards her calf, but fortunately the calf was retrieved by the keeping staff after Thai had kicked it with her hind feet, causing it to slide under the bars into the adjacent pen, where the staff pulled it to safety. Due to Thai's persistent, aggressive behaviour, it was deemed impossible to reintroduce the calf back to her. The long and dedicated round the clock process of hand-rearing by the keeping staff was about to begin.
Derek G Lyon, BVSC MRCVS, Chester Zoo

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://cheval.vet.gla.ac.uk/vetscape/vet-x/lyon/index.htm

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• More elephants from: Chester Zoo
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• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
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