Sitara
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Rostov Zoo in Russia

Biography
♀ Sitara

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 15 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 2010-12-22 captive-born
Birth place: in Rostov Zoo
Birth weight 70.00 kgs, 154.00 lbs

Parents: Ankhor x ♀ Sinta (Cinta)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Rostov Zoo, in Russia

Date of arrival

Rostov Zoo
Record history
History of updates2010-12-28: New elephant RE
2011-04-21: nickname
2011-04-23: name

Latest document update2022-03-10 09:15:05
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Biography


Sitara is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Rostov Zoo, in Russia.

Sitara arrived to the Rostov Zoo unknown date,

Social

Sitara lives together with 2 other elephants at the Rostov Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. Sinta (Cinta) born 2005-04-03
  2. Yuma (Yoma) born 2005-05-08


Origin

Sitara was born captive-born 2010-12-22 at Rostov Zoo.

Parentage


Parents of Sitara are: ♂ Ankhor (father) and ♀ Sinta (Cinta) (mother).

Siblings through the father Ankhor:

  1. 1998-01-17 -- † 1998-01-17 (M) stillborn
  2. 1998-07-31 -- † 1998-07-31 (F) stillborn
  3. 2001-11-02(F) Temi
  4. 2005-02-14(M) Horas
  5. 2005-04-03(F) Sinta (Cinta)
  6. 2005-05-08(M) Yuma (Yoma)
  7. 2008-12-13(F) Thuza
  8. 2009-08-26 -- † 2009-08-26 (F) stillborn
  9. 2010-03-15(M) Dimas
  10. 2012-05-08(M) Bogor
  11. 2012-06-01(F) Pantha
  12. 2016-01-01(M) Edgar
  13. 2016-10-07(M) Rudi
  14. 2017-07-04(M) Minh-Tan
  15. 2020-03-27 -- † 2023-01-27 (F) Amalee
  16. 2020-05-09(F) Lakuna

Siblings through the mother Sinta (Cinta):

  1. 2017-01-18(F) Ekol

Pedigree


Sitaras ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Sitara

Sire (f):
Ankhor

Born: 1983-00-00
2025-07

Sire ff:


Born:
2025-07
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
2025-07
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Sinta (Cinta)

Born: 2005-04-03
2025-07

Sire mf:
Ankhor

Born: 1983-00-00
2025-07
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:
Cynthia (Chyntia)

Born: 1995-01-12
2025-07
Sire mmf:
Taru
Dame mmm:
Mawar


Comments / pictures

The new calf's mother arrived in Rostov pregnant, bred by her father Ankhor.
Slonishka seems to be her (nick)name

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Sitara, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Rostov Zoo in Russia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6307. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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