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

Biography

♀ Maliha
Maliha & Ellie. St Louis Zoo 05/2008. Photo: © Ryan Easley

Identification

SSP nr	642

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 19 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 2006-08-02 captive-born
Birth place:	in St Louis Zoo
Birth weight	169.00 kgs, 371.80 lbs

Parents:	♂ Raja x ♀ Ellie
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	St Louis Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2006-08-02	St Louis Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2009-03-02: Text, Image 2010-05-26: text 2 herpes episodes 2011-02-22: SSP RE

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

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

Maliha arrived in 2006-08-02 to the St Louis Zoo,

Social

Maliha lives together with 7 other elephants at the St Louis Zoo: (detailed list)

♀ Ellie born 1971
♀ Jade born 2007-02-25
♂ Jet born 2024-11-23
♀ Pearl born 1971
♀ Priya born 2013-04-26
♂ Raja born 1992-12-27
♀ Sri born 1980

Origin

Maliha was born captive-born 2006-08-02 at St Louis Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Maliha are: ♂ Raja (father) and ♀ Ellie (mother).

Siblings through the father Raja:

2005-11-19 -- † 2005-11-19 (F) stillborn fetus still in utero
2007-02-25(F) Jade
2010-07-08 -- † 2010-07-08 (F) miscarriage
2011-06-24 -- † 2018-02-24 (F) Kenzi
2013-04-26(F) Priya
2020-07-06 -- † 2020-08-02 (M) Avi

Siblings through the mother Ellie:

1996-07-05 - † 2023-1-13 (F) Rani
2010-07-08 - † 2010-07-08 (F) miscarriage
2013-04-26(F) Priya

Pedigree

**Malihas ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Maliha	Sire (f): Raja Born: 1992-12-27 2025-07	Sire ff: Onyx (Big Mac) Born: 1962 2025-07	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Onyx (Big Mac) Born: 1962 2025-07	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Pearl Born: 1971 2025-07	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Pearl Born: 1971 2025-07	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Ellie Born: 1971 2025-07	Sire mf: Born: 2025-07	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born: 2025-07	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-07	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-07	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

In February 2009, after her half-sister Jade showed symptoms of the Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes virus, Maliha also tested positive for the disease.

Maliha survived two viremia episodes, one with EEHV1B and later with EEHV1A

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Maliha, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at St Louis Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=624. (archived at the Wayback machine)