Geetha
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Whipsnade Wild Animal Park in United Kingdom

♀ Geetha
Whipsnade Wild Animal Park 07/2009. Photo: � Guillame Rebis.
Whipsnade Wild Animal Park 07/2009. Photo: � Guillame Rebis.
Alternative name: Donna
Identification
Local id Number 3941
EEP nr200910
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 13 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 2009-07-23 captive-born
Birth place: in Whipsnade Wild Animal Park
Birth weight 126.00 kgs, 277.20 lbs
Parents: ♂ Emmett (Tundi) x ♀ Kaylee
Offspring
Total: 2 babies
1. Born 2019-01-12♀ Unnamed EEP id: 201901
2. Born 2022-08-22♀ Nang Phaya EEP id: 202202?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, in United Kingdom
Date of arrival
2009-07-23Whipsnade Wild Animal Park
Record history
History of updates2009-07-27: New elephant
2009-09-29: named
2012-09-02: corr birth date
2013-02-22: alt name
2016-01-04: eep nr
2018-06-29: pc
2018-08-08: pregnant
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Location

Geetha is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, in United Kingdom.

Geetha arrived in 2009-07-23 to the Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, relocated from the , in .

Geetha lives together with 6 other elephants at the Whipsnade Wild Animal Park:
  1. ♀ Elizabeth born 2016-06-10
  2. ♀ Karishma born 1998-08-27
  3. ♀ Kaylee born 1982-07-20
  4. ♀ Lucha (Khaing Hwia See) born 1982-05-24
  5. ♂ Ming Jung born 2007-04-16
  6. ♀ Nang Phaya born 2022-08-22

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Offspring

  1. (F) 2019-01-12 Unnamed EEP id: 201901
  2. (F) 2022-08-22 Nang Phaya EEP id: 202202?

Origin

Geetha was born captive-born 2009-07-23 at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park.

Parentage

Parents of Geetha are: ♂ Emmett (Tundi) (father) and ♀ Kaylee (mother).

Siblings through the father Emmett (Tundi):

  1. 2002-02-02 -- † 2002-02-02 () stillborn
  2. 2002-07-01 -- † 2002-07-01 () stillborn
  3. 2004-03-16 -- † 2006-12-17 (F) Aneena (Emelia)
  4. 2004-07-01 -- † 2004-07-01 (M) stillborn
  5. 2004-09-25 -- † 2017-04-00 (M) Euan (Toomai)
  6. 2005-12-11(M) Gabi (Boon-Chooi)
  7. 2007-01-19 -- † 2009-05-17 (F) Leelee (Bets)
  8. 2008-01-17 -- † 2009-05-03 (M) Donaldson (Riddle)
  9. 2009-08-06 -- † 2011-04-13? (M) Ganesh Vijay
  10. 2010-04-12(M) Ned (George Ketchum)
  11. 2011-10-18(M) Scott
  12. 2013-10-13 -- † 2015-06-05 (M) Max
  13. 2014-09-16(M) Sam
  14. 2016-06-10(F) Elizabeth

Siblings through the mother Kaylee:

  1. 2004-03-16 - † 2006-12-17 (F) Aneena (Emelia)
  2. 2007-01-19 - † 2009-05-17 (F) Leelee (Bets)

Pedigree

Geethas ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Geetha

Sire (f):
Emmett (Tundi)

Born: 1991-07-10

Sire ff:
Indy (Butch)

Born: 1971
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Dame ffm:
Dame fm:
Romani

Born: 1976
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Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Kaylee

Born: 1982-07-20

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Dame mm:


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Comments / pictures

The new calf was born Wednesday night to 27 year old, third time mother Kayee. She has two surviving half-brothers on her father Emmetts side, who was born in 1991 at the Syracuse Zoo in New York.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Geetha, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 November 2022 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4754. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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