Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Chang at Copenhagen Zoo

☨ ♂ Chang

Identification

EEP nr	8112

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 39 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1981-11-10 captive-born
Birth place:	in Copenhagen Zoo
Birth weight	76.00 kgs, 167.20 lbs

Parents:	♂ Chieng Mai x ♀ Ida
Death
Dead:	†2020-07-24
Death reason:	disease: temporal gland problems, weakened immune system, diarrhea
Offspring
Total: 21 babies

1. Born (dead † 2012)	⚪ stillborn fetus still in utero EEP id: 201200

2. Born 1993-09-09 (dead † 1993-09-09)	♀ killed

3. Born 1995-12-19 (dead † 1997-05-25)	♀ Karha

4. Born 1997-12-31 (dead † 2018-09-07)	♀ Sithami EEP id: 9710

5. Born 1998-04-25 (dead † 1998-04-25)	♂ stillborn

6. Born 1998-08-06	♀ Tara EEP id: 9809

7. Born 1998-08-27	♀ Karishma EEP id: 9810

8. Born 2000-07-18	♂ Po Chin EEP id: 20003

9. Born 2000-10-07	♂ Assam EEP id: 20004

10. Born 2004-03-05 (dead † 2004-03-05)	♀ stillborn

11. Born 2004-10-10 (dead † 2017-10-30)	♂ Tunga EEP id: 200407

12. Born 2008-05-04 (dead † 2015-11-30)	♀ Jade EEP id: 200806

13. Born 2009-05-00 (dead † 2009-05-00)	♀ miscarriage

14. Born 2010-11-01 (dead † 2010-11-01)	⚪ stillborn EEP id: 201011

15. Born 2014-03-19	♂ Tom EEP id: 201405

16. Born 2015-05-20 (dead † 2015-05-20)	♂ Baby Q EEP id: 201500

17. Born 2015-06-16 (dead † 2018-05-27)	♀ Qiyo EEP id: 201500

18. Born 2017-12-25	♀ Suki EEP id: 201723?

19. Born 2018-01-13	♀ Tun Kai EEP id: 201801?

20. Born 2018-04-11 (dead † 2018-06-26)	♂ Tarzen EEP id: 201806? (EEP nr N/A)

21. Born 2020-10-01	♀ Mun EEP id: 202013? (EEP nr N/A)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Copenhagen Zoo, in Denmark

Date of arrival

2017-11-03	Copenhagen Zoo from Planckendael Zoo

2012-10-16	Planckendael Zoo from Dompierre Le Pal Zoo

2005-05-08	Dompierre Le Pal Zoo from Chester Zoo

1988-10-28	Chester Zoo from Odense Zoo (Odense Dyrehave)

1985-06-11	Odense Zoo (Odense Dyrehave) from Copenhagen Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2009-09-09: birth weight 2012-10-17: transfer 2018-03-02: link to EleWiki submitted by IP address 89.107.209.212 2018-04-11: location Copenhagen 2020-07-20: getting painkillers for a problem connected to his temporal gland 2020-07-24: reported dead

Latest document update	2020-11-08 14:35:10
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Biography

† Chang is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2020-07-24 at Copenhagen Zoo, in Denmark, . Official death reason described as temporal gland problems, weakened immune system, diarrhea.

Offspring

Total: 21 babies

() -- † 2012 stillborn fetus still in utero EEP id: 201200
(F) 1993-09-09 -- † 1993-09-09 killed
(F) 1995-12-19 -- † 1997-05-25 Karha
(F) 1997-12-31 -- † 2018-09-07 Sithami EEP id: 9710
(M) 1998-04-25 -- † 1998-04-25 stillborn
(F) 1998-08-06 Tara EEP id: 9809
(F) 1998-08-27 Karishma EEP id: 9810
(M) 2000-07-18 Po Chin EEP id: 20003
(M) 2000-10-07 Assam EEP id: 20004
(F) 2004-03-05 -- † 2004-03-05 stillborn
(M) 2004-10-10 -- † 2017-10-30 Tunga EEP id: 200407
(F) 2008-05-04 -- † 2015-11-30 Jade EEP id: 200806
(F) 2009-05-00 -- † 2009-05-00 miscarriage
() 2010-11-01 -- † 2010-11-01 stillborn EEP id: 201011
(M) 2014-03-19 Tom EEP id: 201405
(M) 2015-05-20 -- † 2015-05-20 Baby Q EEP id: 201500
(F) 2015-06-16 -- † 2018-05-27 Qiyo EEP id: 201500
(F) 2017-12-25 Suki EEP id: 201723?
(F) 2018-01-13 Tun Kai EEP id: 201801?
(M) 2018-04-11 -- † 2018-06-26 Tarzen EEP id: 201806? (EEP nr N/A)
(F) 2020-10-01 Mun EEP id: 202013? (EEP nr N/A)

Origin

Chang was born captive-born 1981-11-10 at Copenhagen Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Chang are: ♂ Chieng Mai (father) and ♀ Ida (mother).

Siblings through the father Chieng Mai:

1970-09-18(F) Irma
1975-12-15(F) Schottzie
1980-03-31 -- † 1984-09-08 (F) Maia
1983-03-18 -- † 1990-09-07 (M) Haakon
1986-01-22 -- † 2003-09-21 (F) Coco
1991-10-28 -- † 1991-10-28 (F) noname
1996-03-15 -- † 2006-02-09 (M) Santosh
1997-02-17 -- † 1997-06-19 (M) Hannibal
2001-12-02 -- † 2003-10-06 (M) Punjab
2006-03-20(M) Gandhi
2013-02-25 -- † 2014-11-24 (M) Khao Sok
2013-08-26 -- † 2013-08-26 (F) stillborn
2015-09-04 -- † 2015-09-04 (M) stillborn
2017-05-17(M) Sak

Siblings through the mother Ida:

1991-10-28 - † 1991-10-28 (F) noname
1996-03-15 - † 2006-02-09 (M) Santosh
2001-12-02 - † 2003-10-06 (M) Punjab
2006-03-20(M) Gandhi

Pedigree

**Changs ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Chang	Sire (f): Chieng Mai Born: 1959 Dead:	Sire ff: Born: Dead:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born: Dead:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born: Dead:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born: Dead:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Ida Born: 1970 Dead:	Sire mf: Born: Dead:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born: Dead:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born: Dead:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born: Dead:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

During summer 2020, Chang experienced problems with his temporal gland, which caused him problems, and was surgically operated.

2020-07-24: Chang was reported dead. Veterinarians and his keepers had been optimistic, when on Monday he started eating again. However, after so long illness, the immune system has been weakened, and that has probably been the cause of the diarrhea that eventually caused his body to go into shock.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Chang, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 27 September 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=929. (archived at the Wayback machine)