Shani
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Houston Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Shani

Identification

SSP nr	143

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 1983-04-21 captive-born
Birth place:	in Houston Zoo

Parents:	♂ Thai (Thailand) x ♀ Indu
Death
Dead:	†1983-05-17
Death reason:	disease: anorexia, bottle feed formula intolerance
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Houston Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1983-04-21	Houston Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2010-12-30: Name, Cause of death, Text RE 2011-11-14: changed cause of death

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Shani is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1983-05-17 at Houston Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as anorexia, bottle feed formula intolerance.

Origin

Shani was born captive-born 1983-04-21 at Houston Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Shani are: ♂ Thai (Thailand) (father) and ♀ Indu (mother).

Siblings through the father Thai (Thailand):

1984-02-01 -- † 1988-08-26 (M) Bopper (Beau Thai)
1984-12-18 -- † 1984-12-18 (F) stillborn
1987-12-31 -- † 1998-08-30 (M) Kiba
1988-12-07 -- † 1991-09-02 (F) Pearl
1991-07-17 -- † 2004-09-05 (F) Kimba
1991-10-25 -- † 1991-10-25 (F) stillborn
1993-07-27 -- † 1993-07-27 () stillborn
1993-12-29 -- † 2000-01-01 (F) Singgah
1995-07-28 -- † 1995-07-28 () stillborn
2003-12-28 -- † 2003-12-29 (F) none
2004-08-17 -- † 2005-04-15 (F) Bella
2006-10-01 -- † 2008-11-09 (M) Mac
2010-05-04(M) Baylor
2010-10-03(F) Tupelo
2014-02-07(M) Duncan
2014-06-30 -- † 2014-06-30 () fetus (twin)
2014-06-30 -- † 2014-06-30 () fetus (twin)
2018-06-17(F) Tilly
2021-05-16(M) Teddy
2024-11-15(F) Kirby

Siblings through the mother Indu:

1984-12-18 - † 1984-12-18 (F) stillborn
1988-12-07 - † 1991-09-02 (F) Pearl
1991-10-25 - † 1991-10-25 (F) stillborn
1993-07-27 - † 1993-07-27 () stillborn
1995-07-28 - † 1995-07-28 () stillborn

Pedigree

**Shanis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Shani	Sire (f): Thai (Thailand) Born: 1965 2026-03	Sire ff: Born: 2026-03	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born: 2026-03	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born: 2026-03	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born: 2026-03	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Indu Born: 1965 2026-03	Sire mf: Born: 2026-03	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born: 2026-03	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born: 2026-03	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born: 2026-03	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Shani was 26 days old when she died.

She was born after a lengthy, anterior presentation, labor. Attacked by the mother and he had a swollen tongue and abscessed jaw. Attempts was made to bottle feed him, but formula intolerance (complicated by GI mucosa that was compromised by hypoxia during delivery) finally resulted in his death.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Shani, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Houston Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 March 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1141. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

"Table 4: Captive Elephants 1988-1999 and Additions to 1980-1988 Records," Elephant: The Publication of the Elephant Research Foundation, Vol 2 No 4, January 2000. p 65-71

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