Hank an Asian elephant at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Location

Hank is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), located at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in United States.

Hank arrived Columbus Zoo and Aquarium 2011-12-08, relocated from Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, in United States.

In Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Hank lives together with 5 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

1. ♂ Beco born 2009-03-27
,
2. ♀ Connie born 1973
,
3. ♀ Phoebe born 1987-05-15
,
4. ♀ Rudy born 2002-01-29
,
5. ♀ Sundara born 2008-11-09
, (see detailed list).

Offspring

Total: 1 babies

1. (F) 2003-02-01 -- † 2003-02-01 stillborn SSP id: 545

Origin

Hank was born captive-born 1988-01-16 at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (Busch Gardens Africa).

Parentage

Parents of Hank are: ♂ Vance (Matt) (father) and ♀ Mala (Lalea) (mother).

Siblings through the father Vance (Matt):

1. 1983-09-09(M) Big Boy
2. 1983-11-23(F) Targa
3. 1984-02-02(M) Smokey (Rhani, Ronnie)
4. 1985-11-24(M) Luke (Sabu)
5. 1987-01-22(M) Bo (Joe, Kalanan)
6. 1987-04-02 -- † 2006 (M) Ceasar
7. 1987-10-10 -- † 2009-05-15 (M) Ned (Indy, India)
8. 1988-12-30(F) Angel
9. 1989-07-21 -- † 1989-07-21 (M) stillborn
10. 1989-08 -- † 1989-08 (M) stillborn
11. 1990-04-13(F) Karnaudi
12. 1991-01-06 -- † 1999-04-21 (F) Belle
13. 1991-12-19 -- † 2016-12-26 (M) Benny (Dumbo)
14. 1992-04-04(F) Tanya
15. 1992-04-17 -- † 2006-01--31 (F) Maya (Sammi, Sami, Samuel R II)
16. 1992-05-25(M) Tommy (Mickey)
17. 1992-10-17 -- † 1992-10-17 (F) stillborn
18. 1994-08-19 -- † 1998 (M) Kenny (Kenneth)
19. 1994-10-29(F) Bonnie
20. 1995-02-03 -- † 1999-07-26 (M) Benjamin
21. 1995-02-19(F) Shirley
22. 1996-01-01(F) Kelly Ann

Siblings through the mother Mala (Lalea):

1. 1984-02-02(M) Smokey (Rhani, Ronnie)
2. 1992-04-04(F) Tanya
3. 1995-02-19(F) Shirley
4. 2001-11-18(M) Gunther
5. 2005-04-21(F) Aree

Pedigree

Article and Image at ShowMe Elephants: "Photographs from the Son - Hank," 12/10/2011

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2012/01/from-john-goodall.html?showComment=1327110838077#c5287136929376985257
  
• Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, EEG: Haufellner, Kurt, Schilfarth, Schweiger
  

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
• More elephants from: United States
• More elephants that was born: 1988-01-16
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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