Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Phoebe at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Location

Phoebe is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in United States.

Phoebe arrived Columbus Zoo and Aquarium 2002-01-29, relocated from African Lion Safari, in Canada.

In Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Phoebe lives together with 6 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

1. ♂ Beco born 2009-03-27
,
2. ♀ Connie born 1973
,
3. ♂ Hank born 1988-01-16
,
4. ♀ Rudy born 2002-01-29
,
5. ♀ Sundara born 2008-11-09
,
6. ♂ Unnamed born 2021-06-17
, (see detailed list).

Offspring

1. (F) 1993-11-16 -- † 1993-11-16 miscarriage SSP id: 355
2. (M) 1999-10-21 George SSP id: 518
3. (M) 2004-04-16 Bodhi SSP id: 551
4. (M) 2009-03-27 Beco SSP id: 657
5. (F) 2018-12-06 -- † 2018-12-26 Ellie SSP id: 00
6. (M) 2021-06-17 Unnamed SSP id: 00

Origin

Phoebe was born captive-born 1987-05-15 at Ramat Gan Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Phoebe are: ♂ Motek (father) and ♀ Warda (mother).

Siblings through the father Motek:

1. 1973 -- † 1973 () noname
2. 1976 -- † 1979 () noname
3. 1978(M) Alexander
4. 1982-03-08 -- † 1985-03-30 (M) Igal
5. 1985-01-31(F) Lilly (Israela)
6. 1990 -- † 1990 (F) miscarriage
7. 1991-01-06(F) Wered (Weked)
8. 1993-10-23(M) Victor
9. 1993-11-16 -- † 1993-11-16 (F) miscarriage
10. 1994-08-19(M) Ngam
11. 1996-05-24(M) Teddy (Villi, Vermouth, Nat)
12. 2000-04-09 -- † 2000-05-07 (F) Victoria
13. 2000-05-01(F) Vivi
14. 2002-08-18(M) Winner
15. 2006-03-11(F) La Belle
16. 2006-07-22(M) Pili
17. 2013-08-02(F) Latangi
18. 2013-10-02(F) Lalana
19. 2020-03-18(M) Philo

Siblings through the mother Warda:

1. 1973 - † 1973 () noname
2. 1976 - † 1979 () noname
3. 1978(M) Alexander
4. 1982-03-08 - † 1985-03-30 (M) Igal
5. 1985-01-31(F) Lilly (Israela)
6. 1991-01-06(F) Wered (Weked)
7. 1993-10-23(M) Victor
8. 1996-05-24(M) Teddy (Villi, Vermouth, Nat)
9. 2000-05-01(F) Vivi
10. 2002-08-18(M) Winner
11. 2006-07-22(M) Pili

Pedigree

In May 1993, Charlie Gray imported the full sisters Phoebe and pregnant Lilly together from Ramat Gan, selling them to African Lion Safari the next day.

In November 1993 at six years of age, Phoebe miscarried a calf after being bred by her father.

Bred in June 2007 with the zoo's bull Coco, Phoebe had her third male calf in March 2009. During her pregnancy, she gained about 750 pounds.

2018: pregnant again, due in mid-to-late December: "The zoo said Phoebe was artificially inseminated with sperm from fellow zoo elephant Hank as well as a male from another zoo and had the opportunity to breed naturally with Hank. So officials indicated the father isn't known yet and will be determined after birth with a DNA test."

2021-03-03: pregnant again, Phoebe is in the third trimester of her pregnancy and will likely give birth to her calf in mid-to late June.

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Harry Peachey, Columbus Zoo
• Ryan Easley, USA
• Bobby Todd
• "Columbus Zoo Announces Elephant Phoebe's Pregnancy," Elephant-News.com, 2008-04-18
• "Elephant Baby On Board," Elephant-News.com 2009-03-01
• "Columbus Zoo Trumpets News of Elephant Birth," Elephant-News.com, 2009-03-27
• Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, EEG: Haufellner, Kurt, Schilfarth, Schweiger
  
• https://eu.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/2018/08/14/get-ready-patter-big-elephant-feet/994190002/
  
  
• Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Phoebe (Google Translated version)

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
• More elephants from: United States
• More elephants that was born: 1987-05-15
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

External relevant links (Opens in new window)

• Phoebe at Elewiki, a wiki collaboration on elefanten.wikia.com (In german) HTTP code: 301 it is valid
• Link to translated version with Google Translate

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