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Mali
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo) in United States

♀ Mali

Identification

SSP nr	424

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 26 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1997-02-28 captive-born
Birth place:	in Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo)

Parents:	♂ Indy (Butch) x ♀ Targa
Offspring
Total: 5 babies

1. Born 2008-07-15	♂ Chuck SSP id: 653

2. Born 2015-05-12 (dead † 2020-12-11)	♂ Batu SSP id: 769? (unconfirmed)

3. Born 2019-01-15 (dead † 2020-12-08)	♂ Ajay

4. Born 2022-10-24	♂ Tukada (twin)

5. Born 2022-10-24	♂ Yaad (twin) SSP id: 00
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo), in United States

Date of arrival

2011-11-08	Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo) from African Lion Safari (Ontario)

2006-05-09	African Lion Safari (Ontario) from Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo)

Record history
History of updates	2008-12-19: SSP, Notes, Source 2009-01-23: Previous locations 2011-11-10: transferred 2022-06-25: pregnant 2022-11-26: Updated as not pregnant

Latest document update	2022-11-26 12:11:32
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Biography

Location

Mali is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo), in United States.

Mali arrived in 2011-11-08 to the Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo), relocated from the African Lion Safari (Ontario), in Canada.

Mali lives together with 7 other elephants at the Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo):

♂ Doc born 1997-05-08
♀ Kirina born 1995-06-20
♀ Romani born 1976
♀ Siri born 1967
♀ Targa born 1983-11-23
♂ Tukada (twin) born 2022-10-24
♂ Yaad (twin) born 2022-10-24

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Offspring

(M) 2008-07-15 Chuck SSP id: 653
(M) 2015-05-12 -- † 2020-12-11 Batu SSP id: 769? (unconfirmed)
(M) 2019-01-15 -- † 2020-12-08 Ajay
(M) 2022-10-24 Tukada (twin)
(M) 2022-10-24 Yaad (twin) SSP id: 00

Origin

Mali was born captive-born 1997-02-28 at Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo).

Parentage

Parents of Mali are: ♂ Indy (Butch) (father) and ♀ Targa (mother).

Siblings through the father Indy (Butch):

1990-05-12 -- † 1990-05-12 (M) stillborn
1991-07-10(M) Emmett (Tundi)
1993-12-14 -- † 1995-04-26 (F) Kumari
1995-06-20(F) Kirina
1996-07-05(F) Rani
2000-02-10 -- † 2003-04-12 (F) Preya
2001-05-06 -- † 2001-05-06 (F) stillborn
2005-07-31 -- † 2005-08-04 (M) Kedar
2006-06-08 -- † 2006-06-08 (F) stillborn

Siblings through the mother Targa:

2001-05-06 - † 2001-05-06 (F) stillborn
2005-07-31 - † 2005-08-04 (M) Kedar

Pedigree

**Malis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Mali	Sire (f): Indy (Butch) Born: 1971	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Targa Born: 1983-11-23	Sire mf: Vance (Matt) Born: 1963	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Vance (Matt) Born: 1963	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Birka Born: 1967	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Birka Born: 1967	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

On 15 July 2008, Mali gave birth to the first 3rd generation calf born in North America.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Mali, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 May 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1735. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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