Kumari
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Kumari  dead elephant

Identification

SSP nr350

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 2 years old
Origin
Born:* 1993-12-14 captive-born
Birth place: in Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington

Parents: Indy (Butch) x ♀ Shanthi
Death
Dead: 1995-04-26
Death reason: disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1A)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington, in United States

Date of arrival

1993-12-14Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington
Record history
History of updates2010-05-27: NAP nr
2011-09-07: Birth, Death RE
2018-12-08: herpes species EEHV1A

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Kumari is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1995-04-26 at Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington, in United States, . Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1A).

Origin

Kumari was born captive-born 1993-12-14 at Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington.

Parentage


Parents of Kumari are: ♂ Indy (Butch) (father) and ♀ Shanthi (mother).

Siblings through the father Indy (Butch):

  1. 1990-05-12 -- † 1990-05-12 (M) stillborn
  2. 1991-07-10(M) Emmett (Tundi)
  3. 1995-06-20(F) Kirina
  4. 1996-07-05 -- † 2023-1-13 (F) Rani
  5. 1997-02-28(F) Mali
  6. 2000-02-10 -- † 2003-04-12 (F) Preya
  7. 2001-05-06 -- † 2001-05-06 (F) stillborn
  8. 2005-07-31 -- † 2005-08-04 (M) Kedar
  9. 2006-06-08 -- † 2006-06-08 (F) stillborn

Siblings through the mother Shanthi:

  1. 2001-11-25(M) Kandula

Pedigree


Kumaris ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Kumari

Sire (f):
Indy (Butch)

Born: 1971
2026-02

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Dame m:
Shanthi

Born: 1976
2026-02

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Comments / pictures

EEHV1 NAP #11

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Kumari, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2127. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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