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

♀ Phoebe
Identification
EEP nr8707
SSP nr353
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 35 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1987-05-15 captive-born
Birth place: in Ramat Gan Zoo
Parents: ♂ Motek x ♀ Warda
Offspring
Total: 6 babies
1. Born 1993-11-16
(dead † 1993-11-16)		♀ miscarriage SSP id: 355
2. Born 1999-10-21♂ George SSP id: 518
3. Born 2004-04-16♂ Bodhi SSP id: 551
4. Born 2009-03-27
(dead † 2022-06-18)		♂ Beco SSP id: 657
5. Born 2018-12-06
(dead † 2018-12-26)		♀ Ellie SSP id: 00
6. Born 2021-06-17♂ Frankie SSP id: 00
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in United States
Date of arrival
2002-01-29Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
from African Lion Safari (Ontario)
1993-06-01African Lion Safari (Ontario)
from Charlie Gray
1993-05-31Charlie Gray
from Ramat Gan Zoo
Record history
History of updates2008-12-28: Previous locations, EEP, SSP

2009-03-03: Text

2009-03-28: Birth of son

2009-11-27: Text

2010-10-18: Management
2018-03-01: link to EleWiki submitted
2018-08-16: pregnant
2018-12-06: not pregnant
2021-03-03: pregnant
2021-06-18: Updated as not pregnant
Latest document update2021-06-18 18:14:14
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Biography

Location

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

Phoebe arrived in 2002-01-29 to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, relocated from the African Lion Safari (Ontario), in Canada.

Phoebe lives together with 6 other elephants at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium:
  1. ♀ Connie born 1973
  2. ♂ Frankie born 2021-06-17
  3. ♂ Hank born 1988-01-16
  4. ♀ Rudy born 2002-01-29
  5. ♂ Sabu (Sabu-hit) born 1988
  6. ♀ Sundara born 2008-11-09

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

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 -- † 2022-06-18 Beco SSP id: 657
  5. (F) 2018-12-06 -- † 2018-12-26 Ellie SSP id: 00
  6. (M) 2021-06-17 Frankie 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

Phoebes ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Phoebe

Sire (f):
Motek

Born: 1960

Sire ff:


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Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
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Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Warda

Born: 1958

Sire mf:


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Dame mm:


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Comments / pictures

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.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Phoebe, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 November 2022 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1724. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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