Rani
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
St Louis Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Rani


Identification

SSP nr	386

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 27 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1996-07-05 captive-born
Birth place:	in Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

Parents:	♂ Indy (Butch) x ♀ Ellie
Death
Dead:	†2023-1-13
Death reason:	unknown:
Offspring
Total: 3 babies

1. Born 2007-02-25	♀ Jade SSP id: 646

2. Born 2011-06-24 (dead † 2018-02-24)	♀ Kenzi SSP id: 737

3. Born 2020-07-06 (dead † 2020-08-02)	♂ Avi SSP id: 00
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	St Louis Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2001-07-15	St Louis Zoo from Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

Record history
History of updates	2020-12-27

Latest document update	2023-10-20 04:37:34
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† Rani is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2023-1-13 at St Louis Zoo, in United States, .

Offspring

(F) 2007-02-25 Jade SSP id: 646
(F) 2011-06-24 -- † 2018-02-24 Kenzi SSP id: 737
(M) 2020-07-06 -- † 2020-08-02 Avi SSP id: 00

Origin

Rani was born captive-born 1996-07-05 at Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.

Parentage

Parents of Rani are: ♂ Indy (Butch) (father) and ♀ Ellie (mother).

Siblings through the father Indy (Butch):

1990-05-12 -- † 1990-05-12 (M) stillborn
1991-07-10(M) Emmett (Tundi)
1993-12-14 -- † 1995-04-26 (F) Kumari
1995-06-20(F) Kirina
1997-02-28(F) Mali
2000-02-10 -- † 2003-04-12 (F) Preya
2001-05-06 -- † 2001-05-06 (F) stillborn
2005-07-31 -- † 2005-08-04 (M) Kedar
2006-06-08 -- † 2006-06-08 (F) stillborn

Siblings through the mother Ellie:

2006-08-02(F) Maliha
2010-07-08 - † 2010-07-08 (F) miscarriage
2013-04-26(F) Priya

Pedigree

**Ranis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Rani	Sire (f): Indy (Butch) Born: 1971	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Ellie Born: 1971	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

In February 2007, eleven year old Rani gave birth to her first calf, Jade. A first time mother, she did not accept the newborn, leading to the the calf being handraised by staff.

In January 2010, the St. Louis Zoo announced that Rani was pregant for a second time, bred naturally by the zoo's breeding bull Raja. She gave birth to the calf in summer 2011 and displayed protect mother instincts.

Article at ShowMe Elephants: "St. Louis Zoo - Kenzi"

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Rani, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at St Louis Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 13 October 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=620. (archived at the Wayback machine)