Haji at Dickerson Park Zoo

† Haji
ID Number:   SSP Number: 520 - 
Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 3 years old
Dead date: † 2002-06-07
Death reason: disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus
Location:Dickerson Park Zoo
ArrivedDickerson Park Zoo 1999-11-28
Born:1999-11-28 captive-born through
artificial insemination in
Dickerson Park Zoo
Birth weight (kgs and pounds): 172.00 kgs, 378.40 lbs
Parents: Onyx (Big Mac) x Moola
Siblings through the father Onyx (Big Mac):
  1. 1985-06-12 -- † 1985-06-12 (F) noname
  2. 1990-10-11(F) Shanti
  3. 1991-07-26 -- † 1993-02-28 (F) Maiya (Kate)
  4. 1992-09-07 -- † 1992-09-07 (M) stillborn
  5. 1992-12-27(M) Raja
  6. 1995-02-02(F) Asha
  7. 1996-07-02(F) Chandra
  8. 1997-09-06 -- † 1997-09-06 (M) stillborn
  9. 1998-05-17 -- † 2000-11-29 (M) Kala
  10. 2000-04-12 -- † 2000-04-12 (M) Pete
  11. 2000-11-03 -- † 2007-06-08 (F) Hansa
Siblings through the mother Moola:
  1. 1996-07-02(F) Chandra
  2. 2006-07-18 -- † 2007-12-01 (F) Nisha
Hajis pedigree:
P I II III

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Onyx (Big Mac)

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Moola

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Document updated2008-12-25: SSP
2009-01-29: birth through AI
2009-01-29: arrival (at birth)
2010-04-29: book
Haji was the first elephant born through AI, with assistane from Dr. Dennis Schmitt, associate professor of veterinary medicine at Southwest Missouri State University.

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