Rani an Asian elephant at St Louis Zoo

♀ Rani
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Identification

SSP nr	386

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 25 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 1996-07-05 captive-born
Birth place:	in Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

Parents:	♂ Indy (Butch) x ♀ Ellie
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
Present / last location:	St Louis Zoo, in United States

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

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

Document updated	2010-01-26: Pregnant, Text RE 2011-07-08: Birth of calf RE 2018-11-05: link to EleWiki submitted 2020-06-17: Rani pregnant for the third time 2020-07-08: mother again, not pregnant
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Description

Location

Rani is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), located at St Louis Zoo, in United States.

Rani arrived St Louis Zoo 2001-07-15, relocated from Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, in United States.

In St Louis Zoo, Rani lives together with 8 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

♀ Donna born 1971
♀ Ellie born 1971
♀ Jade born 2007-02-25
♀ Maliha born 2006-08-02
♀ Pearl born 1971
♀ Priya born 2013-04-26
♂ Raja born 1992-12-27
♀ Sri born 1980

detailed list

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 pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Rani	Sire: Indy (Butch)	Sire:	Sire:
		Sire:	Dame:
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		Dame:	Dame:
	Dame: Ellie	Sire:	Sire:
		Sire:	Dame:
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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 listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Rani, an Asian elephant at St Louis Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 14 April 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=620. (archived at the Wayback machine)