Suma (Rhani) an Asian elephant at Circus Carl Althoff

† Suma (Rhani) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant, (Elephas maximus), who died at Circus Carl Althoff, in Germany, from unknown reasons in 1975, (see detailed list).

Origin

Suma (Rhani) was born captive-born 1973-06-28 in Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen.

Parentage

Parents of Suma (Rhani) are: ♂ Moti (Mohti) (father) and ♀ Mapalay (mother).

Siblings through the father Moti (Mohti):

1. 1964-06-07 -- † 1964-06-07 (M) stillborn
2. 1964-09-24 -- † 1978? (F) Loti
3. 1965-05-19(F) Tima
4. 1968-02-18 -- † 1968-04-07 (M) Tibur
5. 1968-03-19(F) Delhi (Ramona)
6. 1968-11-10 -- † 1968-11-10 (F) killed
7. 1970-03-07 -- † 1994-06-29 (M) Assam
8. 1970-12-07 -- † 1998-04-24 (M) Ramon
9. 1971-05-12(F) Sara
10. 1973-01-23(F) Indra

Siblings through the mother Mapalay:

1. 1968-11-10 - † 1968-11-10 (F) killed
2. 1970-12-07 - † 1998-04-24 (M) Ramon

Pedigree

The mother came pregnant to Gelsenkirchen from Hannover Zoo.

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, EEG: Haufellner, Kurt, Schilfarth, Schweiger

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Circus Carl Althoff
• More elephants from: Germany
• More elephants that was born: 1973-06-28
• More elephants that died: 1975
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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