Ongard
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo) in United States

Biography
♂ Ongard



Identification

Local id Number B00566
SSP nr00
ASMP nr72

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 14 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 2010-09-10 captive-born
Birth place: in Melbourne Zoo
Birth weight 142.00 kgs, 312.40 lbs

Parents: Bong Su x ♀ Kulab
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo), in United States

Date of arrival

2018-05-09Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo)
from Melbourne Zoo

Record history
History of updates2012-04-07

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography


Ongard is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo), in United States.

Ongard arrived in 2018-05-09 to the Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo), relocated from the Melbourne Zoo, in Australia.


Social

Ongard lives together with 3 other elephants at the Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo):

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. Maybel born 1976
  2. Nelly (Nellie) born 1969
  3. Peggy born 1976


Origin

Ongard was born captive-born 2010-09-10 at Melbourne Zoo.

Parentage


Parents of Ongard are: ♂ Bong Su (father) and ♀ Kulab (mother).

Siblings through the father Bong Su:

  1. 2010-01-16(F) Mali
  2. 2010-03-10(M) Pathi Harn
  3. 2013-01-17 -- † 2013-12-03 (M) Sanook
  4. 2013-12-08 -- † 2023-08-24 (M) Man Jai

Pedigree


Ongards ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Ongard

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Bong Su

Born: 1974-08-03

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Kulab

Born: 2000

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Comments / pictures

Ongard has moved to America to join their breeding program where his genes will provide important diversity to the Asian Elephant Species survival breeding network.

Ongard was brought out to America by San Diego Zoo but is on a breeding loan to Zoo Miami where they are preparing to increase the size of their breeding program.

Ongard will also contribute to the North American breeding program via Artificial insemination.

Melbourne Zoo Website

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Ongard, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6139. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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