Oji
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kobe Oiji Zoo in Japan

† Oji is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2012-04-07 at Kobe Oiji Zoo, in Japan, . Official death reason described as right foreleg fracture.

Origin

Oji was born captive-born 2007-10-21 at Kobe Oiji Zoo.

Parentage

Siblings through the father Mac:

1. 2002-01-11 -- † 2002-01-11 (F) stillborn
2. 2004-03-02 -- † 2005-04-25 (F) Momo
3. 2014-06-12(M) Yuuki

Siblings through the mother Zuzanna:

1. 2002-01-11 - † 2002-01-11 (F) stillborn
2. 2004-03-02 - † 2005-04-25 (F) Momo
3. 2014-06-12(M) Yuuki

Pedigree

Was bottle fed, but the zoo was trying to back him to the mother Zuze.

2008: At one year old Oji fractured his right foreleg, and could not stand since then.

He died on 7.Apr.2012. His age was 4 year 5 month.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Imke Lüders
  
• Katsunori Sotani, Tokyo, Japan
  
• Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Ouji (Google Translated version)

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Kobe Oiji Zoo
• More elephants from: Japan
• More elephants that was born: 2007-10-21
• More elephants that died: 2012-04-07
• 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)

• Oji 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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• Elephant_Commentator
• Elefanten-Fotolexikon.eu
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• Google Internet search
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