Asha is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Dublin Zoo, in Ireland.
Asha arrived in 2007-05-07 to the Dublin Zoo,
Asha lives together with 3 other elephants at the Dublin Zoo:
Asha was born captive-born 2007-05-07 at Dublin Zoo.
Asha
Sire (f):AlexanderBorn: 1978
Dame m:Bernhardine (Bernhardini)Born: 1984-06-16
"Early on the morning of Monday, 7th May, Bernhardine, one of our Asian elephants gave birth to a healthy female calf. The birth took place in total darkness and was carefully monitored by the keepers via special CCTV cameras fitted with infared lights. At 2.30am, a large swelling had appeared, inticating that the calf had moved into the birth canal. At 2.39am the calf emerged. Two minutes after the birth the calf could be seen moving and eight minutes after the birth the baby elephant stood upright. At 2.49am, the baby elephant took its first steps, much to the delight of zookeepers. It was a comepletely natural birth, without any complications. We could observe the other elephants, Yasmin and Anak, offering their support to Bernhardine and taking great interest in the calf. We are all so delighted with the birth of our healthy baby elephant and there is a real buzz of excitement in the zoo as a result of the birth. You will be able to see Bernhadineand her calf, and other elephants, Yasmin and Anak in early June when their purpose built Asian Elephant habitat, The Kazaringa Forest Trail is unveiled, and the calf is strong and healthy." Leo Ooosterweghel, Director of Dublin Zoo 2007-09-05 The elephant baby was named Asha, a name suggested by Mrs Clare Creegan, from Raheny in north Dublin 2024-07-10: Dublin Zoo has confirmed that a third elephant has tested positive for a virus which has left two other elephants dead over the last ten days. Eight-year-old Avani and seven-year-old Zinda died from Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV) , in recent days. The zoo has now said that Asha, a 17-year-old Asian elephant and mother of Zinda, has tested positive for EEHV.
"Early on the morning of Monday, 7th May, Bernhardine, one of our Asian elephants gave birth to a healthy female calf. The birth took place in total darkness and was carefully monitored by the keepers via special CCTV cameras fitted with infared lights. At 2.30am, a large swelling had appeared, inticating that the calf had moved into the birth canal. At 2.39am the calf emerged. Two minutes after the birth the calf could be seen moving and eight minutes after the birth the baby elephant stood upright. At 2.49am, the baby elephant took its first steps, much to the delight of zookeepers. It was a comepletely natural birth, without any complications. We could observe the other elephants, Yasmin and Anak, offering their support to Bernhardine and taking great interest in the calf. We are all so delighted with the birth of our healthy baby elephant and there is a real buzz of excitement in the zoo as a result of the birth. You will be able to see Bernhadineand her calf, and other elephants, Yasmin and Anak in early June when their purpose built Asian Elephant habitat, The Kazaringa Forest Trail is unveiled, and the calf is strong and healthy."
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