Thi an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at Chester Zoo
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| ☨ Thi | Alternative name: | Thi Ha Way, Thai | ID Number: | EEP Number: 8201 - |
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| Species: | Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) | |
| Sex and age: | Female ♀ 38 years old | |
| Dead date: | † 2020-09-16 | |
| Death reason: | euthanised: arthritis problems | |
| Location: | Chester Zoo | |
| Arrival | Chester Zoo 1991-10-02 from London Zoo London Zoo 1988-12-13 from Longleat Safari Park Longleat Safari Park 1988-11-07 from Emmen Zoo Emmen Zoo 1988-06-27 from Franz van den Brink | |
| Born: | * 1982 wild | |
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| Document updated | 2009-03-30: name 2011-06-25: pc 2018-11-24: link to EleWiki submitted 2020-09-16: death report | |
| 2020-09-16: Thi, who was the long-time matriarch of the family herd of Asian elephants at Chester Zoo, had been living with arthritis Following a period of intensive end-of-life care and an irreversible decline in her condition, the hugely difficult decision was made to put her to sleep. Reference listKoehl, D., (2020). Thi, an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at Chester Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 September 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=580. (archived at the Wayback machine)Sources used for this article is among others:
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