Pearl an Asian elephant at Lincoln Park Zoo

† Pearl is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant, (Elephas maximus), who died at Lincoln Park Zoo, in United States, of disease in 1991-09-02. Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1A). (see detailed list).

Origin

Pearl was born captive-born 1988-12-07 at Houston Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Pearl are: ♂ Thai (Thailand) (father) and ♀ Indu (mother).

Siblings through the father Thai (Thailand):

1. (F) stillborn
2. 1983-04-21 -- † 1983-05-17 (F) Shani
3. 1984-02-01 -- † 1988-08-26 (M) Bopper (Beau Thai)
4. 1984-12-18 -- † 1984-12-18 (F) stillborn
5. 1987-12-31 -- † 1998-08-30 (M) Kiba
6. 1991-07-17 -- † 2004-09-05 (F) Kimba
7. 1991-10-25 -- † 1991-10-25 (F) stillborn
8. 1993-07-27 -- † 1993-07-27 () stillborn
9. 1993-12-29 -- † 2000-01-01 (F) Singgah
10. 1995-07-28 -- † 1995-07-28 () stillborn
11. 2003-12-28 -- † 2003-12-29 (F) none
12. 2004-08-17 -- † 2005-04-15 (F) Bella
13. 2006-10-01 -- † 2008-11-09 (M) Mac
14. 2010-05-04(M) Baylor
15. 2010-10-03(F) Tupelo
16. 2014-02-08(M) Duncan
17. 2014-06-30 -- † 2014-06-30 () fetus (twin)
18. 2014-06-30 -- † 2014-06-30 () fetus (twin)
19. 2018-06-17(F) Tilly

Siblings through the mother Indu:

1. (F) stillborn
2. 1983-04-21 - † 1983-05-17 (F) Shani
3. 1984-12-18 - † 1984-12-18 (F) stillborn
4. 1991-10-25 - † 1991-10-25 (F) stillborn
5. 1993-07-27 - † 1993-07-27 () stillborn
6. 1995-07-28 - † 1995-07-28 () stillborn

Pedigree

Other sources state Pearl died of a bacterial toxin.

Sources used for this article is among others:

• "Table 4: Captive Elephants 1988-1999 and Additions to 1980-1988 Records," Elephant, The Publication of the Elephant Research Foundation, Vol 2 No 4, January 2000. p 65-71
  
• https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/pharmacology_molecular_sciences/faculty/bios/haywardg.html'>Gary S. Hayward, Ph D. John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
  

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• More elephants from: Lincoln Park Zoo
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• More elephants that was born: 1988-12-07
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