Shanti
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Houston Zoo in United States

♀ Shanti

Identification

SSP nr	308

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 33 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1990-10-11 captive-born
Birth place:	in Lincoln Park Zoo

Parents:	♂ Onyx (Big Mac) x ♀ Bozie
Offspring
Total: 6 babies

1. Born 2004-08-17 (dead † 2005-04-15)	♀ Bella SSP id: 552

2. Born 2006-10-01 (dead † 2008-11-09)	♂ Mac SSP id: 645

3. Born 2010-05-04	♂ Baylor SSP id: 671

4. Born 2014-02-08	♂ Duncan SSP id: 760

5. Born 2017-07-12	♀ Joy SSP id: 00

6. Born 2020-05-12	♂ Nelson SSP id: 00
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Houston Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2001-04-09	Houston Zoo from ARC (Murray Hill-Arlan Seidon)

1995-09-12	ARC (Murray Hill-Arlan Seidon) from Buffalo Zoo

1995-04-18	Buffalo Zoo from Lincoln Park Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2009-01-26: Previous locations, SSP, Text, Source 2010-02-09: Text 2010-05-06: not pregnant 2014-02-04: pregnant 2014-02-08: not pregnant

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Location

Shanti is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Houston Zoo, in United States.

Shanti arrived in 2001-04-09 to the Houston Zoo, relocated from the ARC (Murray Hill-Arlan Seidon), in United States.

Shanti lives together with 12 other elephants at the Houston Zoo:

7. ♂ Baylor born 2010-05-04
8. ♂ Duncan born 2014-02-08
9. ♀ Joy born 2017-07-12
10. ♀ Methai (Me Thai) born 1969
11. ♂ Nelson born 2020-05-12
12. ♂ Teddy born 2021-05-16
13. ♀ Tess born 1981
14. ♂ Thai (Thailand) born 1965
15. ♀ Tilly born 2018-06-17
16. ♂ Tucker born 2005-05-12
17. ♀ Tupelo born 2010-10-03
18. ♀ Winnie born 2021-03-10

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Offspring

(F) 2004-08-17 -- † 2005-04-15 Bella SSP id: 552
(M) 2006-10-01 -- † 2008-11-09 Mac SSP id: 645
(M) 2010-05-04 Baylor SSP id: 671
(M) 2014-02-08 Duncan SSP id: 760
(F) 2017-07-12 Joy SSP id: 00
(M) 2020-05-12 Nelson SSP id: 00

Origin

Shanti was born captive-born 1990-10-11 at Lincoln Park Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Shanti are: ♂ Onyx (Big Mac) (father) and ♀ Bozie (mother).

Siblings through the father Onyx (Big Mac):

1985-06-12 -- † 1985-06-12 (F) noname
1991-07-26 -- † 1993-02-28 (F) Maiya (Kate)
1992-09-07 -- † 1992-09-07 (M) stillborn
1992-12-27(M) Raja
1995-02-02(F) Asha
1996-07-02(F) Chandra
1997-09-06 -- † 1997-09-06 (M) stillborn
1998-05-17 -- † 2000-11-29 (M) Kala
1999-11-28 -- † 2002-06-07 (M) Haji
2000-04-12 -- † 2000-04-12 (M) Pete
2000-11-03 -- † 2007-06-08 (F) Hansa

Pedigree

**Shantis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Shanti	Sire (f): Onyx (Big Mac) Born: 1962	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Bozie Born: 1975	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

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

In February 2010, the Houston Zoo announced that two of its female elephants were pregnant. Shanti was due to give birth in the spring and Tess in the fall, both impregnated naturally by the zoos breeding bull, Thai.

2014-02-08: Shanti had a 385-lb (174.6) male calf named Duncan early this morning.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Shanti, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Houston Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 January 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=603. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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