Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Bella at Houston Zoo

† Bella is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2005-04-15 at Houston Zoo, in United States, .

Origin

Bella was born captive-born 2004-08-17 at Houston Zoo.

Parentage

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. 1988-12-07 -- † 1991-09-02 (F) Pearl
7. 1991-07-17 -- † 2004-09-05 (F) Kimba
8. 1991-10-25 -- † 1991-10-25 (F) stillborn
9. 1993-07-27 -- † 1993-07-27 () stillborn
10. 1993-12-29 -- † 2000-01-01 (F) Singgah
11. 1995-07-28 -- † 1995-07-28 () stillborn
12. 2003-12-28 -- † 2003-12-29 (F) none
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
20. 2021-05-16(M) Teddy

Siblings through the mother Shanti:

1. 2006-10-01 - † 2008-11-09 (M) Mac
2. 2010-05-04(M) Baylor
3. 2014-02-08(M) Duncan
4. 2017-07-12(F) Joy
5. 2020-05-12(M) Nelson

Pedigree

Shanti was first bred at 11 years old by Thai in the summer of 2002. She gave birth at age 13 to Bella.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Ryan Easley, USA
• Shanti Gives Birth At Houston Zoo

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Houston Zoo
• More elephants from: United States
• More elephants that was born: 2004-08-17
• More elephants that died: 2005-04-15
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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