Kai
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Oklahoma City Zoo in United States

Biography
♀ Kai


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Alternative name: Kairavi
Identification
SSP nr00
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 7 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 2018-10-09 captive-born
Birth place: in Oklahoma City Zoo
Parents: ♂ Rex x ♀ Asha
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Oklahoma City Zoo, in United States
Date of arrival
2018-10-09Oklahoma City Zoo
Record history
History of updates2025-03-17:
Latest document update2021-09-10 00:10:28
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Biography

Kai is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Oklahoma City Zoo, in United States.

Kai arrived in 2018-10-09 to the Oklahoma City Zoo,

Social

Kai lives together with 6 other elephants at the Oklahoma City Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Achara born 2014-12-22
  2. ♀ Asha born 1995-02-02
  3. ♂ Bowie born 2013-08-05
  4. ♀ Chandra born 1996-07-02
  5. ♂ Kandula born 2001-11-25
  6. ♀ Rama born 2022-01-20


Origin

Kai was born captive-born 2018-10-09 at Oklahoma City Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Kai are: ♂ Rex (father) and ♀ Asha (mother).

Siblings through the father Rex:

  1. 2005-11-04(F) Opal
  2. 2006-04-13 -- † 2006-04-13 (M) Logan
  3. 2006-04-23(F) Emily
  4. 2008-07-15(M) Chuck
  5. 2009-11-02(M) Jake
  6. 2014-12-22(F) Achara
  7. 2024-07-21 -- † 2024-07-21 (unknown) Unnamed stillborn

Siblings through the mother Asha:

  1. 2011-04-15 - † 2015-10-01 (F) Malee
  2. 2014-12-22(F) Achara
  3. 2022-01-20(F) Rama
  4. 2024-07-21 - † 2024-07-21 (unknown) Unnamed stillborn

Pedigree

Kais ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Kai

Sire (f):
Rex

Born: 1968

Sire ff:


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Dame ffm:
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Born:
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Dame m:
Asha

Born: 1995-02-02

Sire mf:
Onyx (Big Mac)

Born: 1962
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Connie (Pinky)

Born: 1964
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Comments / pictures

Kairavi is Sanskrit for the english word "moonlight"

2021: Treated for elephant herpes virus



Kai on elephant-news.com

Kai is mentioned on Elephant News:

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2021-07-31 Okc zoo’s young asian elephant, kairavi, tests positive for eehv - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Kai, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Oklahoma City Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11895. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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