stillborn an Asian elephant at Zurich Zoo

☨* ♀ stillborn

Identification

EEP nr	8607

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ < 1, unknown age
Origin
Stillborn:	☨* 1986-05-22 captive-born (stillborn)
Birth place:	in Zurich Zoo

Parents:	♂ Maxi x ♀ Chhukha (Chukkh)
Death
Dead date:	† 1986-05-22
Death reason:	☨* stillborn: Veterinarians gave the mother Oxytozin
Locations
Present / last location:	Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

1986-05-22	Zurich Zoo

Document updated	2009-03-07: birth year
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Description

† stillborn is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant, (Elephas maximus), who died at Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, of ☨* stillborn in 1986-05-22. Official death reason described as Veterinarians gave the mother Oxytozin . (see detailed list).

Origin

stillborn was born captive-born (stillborn) 1986-05-22 at Zurich Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of stillborn are: ♂ Maxi (father) and ♀ Chhukha (Chukkh) (mother).

Siblings through the father Maxi:

1984-07-27 -- † 1995-04-02 (F) Komali
1985-05-24 -- † 1988-07-21 (F) Lohimi
1989-02-13(F) Panang
1992-06-13(M) Mac
1993-12-00 -- † 1993-12-00 () stillborn
1994-11-14(M) Upali
1997-09-08 -- † 1999-11-20 (M) Xian
2000-06-10 -- † 2003-10-15 (M) Aishu
2002-05-14(F) Chandra
2005-05-03(F) Farha
2005-07-24(M) Fahim
2014-06-17(F) Omysha

Pedigree

**stillborns pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
stillborn	Sire: Maxi	Sire:	Sire:
		Sire:	Dame:
		Dame:	Sire:
		Dame:	Dame:
	Dame: Chhukha (Chukkh)	Sire:	Sire:
		Sire:	Dame:
		Dame:	Sire:
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Comments / pictures

Died in connection with the birth which was very difficult. Veterinarians gave the mother Oxytozin in order to help the mother during the birth.

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). stillborn, an Asian elephant at Zurich Zoo in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 11 April 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=95. (archived at the Wayback machine)