Asha an Asian elephant at Oklahoma City Zoo

Location

Asha is a pregnant Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), living in Oklahoma City Zoo, in United States.

Asha arrived in Oklahoma City Zoo 2010-10-18, relocated from Tulsa Zoo, in United States.

In Oklahoma City Zoo, Asha lives together with 6 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Achara born 2014-12-22
,
2. ♀ Bamboo born 1966-11-00
,
3. ♀ Chandra born 1996-07-02
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4. ♀ Kai born 2018-10-09
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5. ♂ Kandula born 2001-11-25
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6. ♂ Rex (Bimbo, Barney) born 1968
, (see detailed list).

Offspring

1. (F) 2011-04-15 -- † 2015-10-01 Malee SSP id: 736
2. (F) 2014-12-22 Achara SSP id: 764
3. (F) 2018-10-09 Kai SSP id: 00

Origin

Asha was born captive-born 1995-02-02, after a gestation period of 22 months, at Dickerson Park Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Asha are: ♂ Onyx (Big Mac) (father) and ♀ Connie (Pinky) (mother).

Siblings through the father Onyx (Big Mac):

1. 1985-06-12 -- † 1985-06-12 (F) noname
2. 1990-10-11(F) Shanti
3. 1991-07-26 -- † 1993-02-28 (F) Maiya (Kate)
4. 1992-09-07 -- † 1992-09-07 (M) stillborn
5. 1992-12-27(M) Raja
6. 1996-07-02(F) Chandra
7. 1997-09-06 -- † 1997-09-06 (M) stillborn
8. 1998-05-17 -- † 2000-11-29 (M) Kala
9. 1999-11-28 -- † 2002-06-07 (M) Haji
10. 2000-04-12 -- † 2000-04-12 (M) Pete
11. 2000-11-03 -- † 2007-06-08 (F) Hansa

Siblings through the mother Connie (Pinky):

1. 1985-06-12 - † 1985-06-12 (F) noname
2. 1991-07-26 - † 1993-02-28 (F) Maiya (Kate)

Pedigree

In December 1998, half sisters Asha and Chandra were sold to the Oklahoma City Zoo. At their new home, they were both transitioned from Free to Protected Contact. In the summer of 2008, both cows were transferred across the state to the Tulsa Zoo on a breeding loan, slated to return by the end of 2010 upon the completion of a new Asia exhibit.

The new Asia exhibit was designed as an 11 acre, $23 million dollar project due to open in 2011. The elephant exhibit will be designed as though entering Thailand and giving the elephants up to six acres of grassland, as opposed to the previous quarter acre of concrete.

A year after arriving, Asha and Chandra were introduced together to Sneezy in the summer of 2009. After behavioral changes and high hormone levels in bloodwork, Asha was confirmed pregnant when a heartbeat was detected during an ultrasound in October. It was announced to the public in December.

2018-05: The new calf is due this fall after a 22-month gestation...The unborn calf’s father, 49-year-old Rex, arrived at the Zoo in 2011 from Canada’s African Lion Safari.

2020-08: The Zoo informed that Asha is pregnant again (according to Wikia)

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Ryan Easley, USA
• http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7559
• Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Asha_(Oklahoma) (Google Translated version)

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Oklahoma City Zoo
• More elephants from: United States
• More elephants that was born: 1995-02-02
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

Asha mentioned on our sister website www.elephant-news.com

External relevant links (Opens in new window)

• Asha 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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