Sithami
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Chester Zoo in United Kingdom

Biography

☨ ♀ Sithami
Photo © Eveline De Wolf, Chester Zoo.

Identification

EEP nr	9710

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 21 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1997-12-31 captive-born
Birth place:	in Chester Zoo

Parents:	♂ Chang x ♀ Thi Ha Way
Death
Dead:	†2018-09-07
Death reason:	unknown: collapsed and died
Offspring
Total: 4 babies

1. Born 2004-03-07 (dead † 2024-07-19)	♀ Sundara Hi Way EEP id: 200403

2. Born 2010-07-18 (dead † 2013-07-29)	♂ Nayan Hi Way EEP id: 201007

3. Born 2013-01-21 (dead † 2015-09-14)	♀ Bala Hi Way EEP id: 201301

4. Born 2017-01-18 (dead † 2018-10-25)	♂ Aayu Hi Way EEP id: 201702
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

1997-12-31	Chester Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-18:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Sithami is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2018-09-07 at Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom, . Official death reason described as collapsed and died.

Offspring

Total: 4 babies

(F) 2004-03-07 -- † 2024-07-19 Sundara Hi Way EEP id: 200403
(M) 2010-07-18 -- † 2013-07-29 Nayan Hi Way EEP id: 201007
(F) 2013-01-21 -- † 2015-09-14 Bala Hi Way EEP id: 201301
(M) 2017-01-18 -- † 2018-10-25 Aayu Hi Way EEP id: 201702

Origin

Sithami was born captive-born 1997-12-31 at Chester Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Sithami are: ♂ Chang (father) and ♀ Thi Ha Way (mother).

Siblings through the father Chang:

-- † 2012 () stillborn fetus still in utero
1993-09-09 -- † 1993-09-09 (F) killed
1995-12-19 -- † 1997-05-25 (F) Karha
1998-04-25 -- † 1998-04-25 (M) stillborn
1998-08-06(F) Tara
1998-08-27(F) Karishma
2000-07-18(M) Po Chin
2000-10-07(M) Assam
2004-03-05 -- † 2004-03-05 (F) stillborn
2004-10-10 -- † 2017-10-30 (M) Tunga
2008-05-04 -- † 2015-11-30 (F) Jade
2009-05-00 -- † 2009-05-00 (F) miscarriage
2010-11-01 -- † 2010-11-01 () stillborn
2014-03-19(M) Tom
2015-05-20 -- † 2015-05-20 (M) Baby Q
2015-06-16 -- † 2018-05-27 (F) Qiyo
2017-12-25(F) Suki
2018-01-13(F) Tun Kai
2018-04-11 -- † 2018-06-26 (M) Tarzen
2020-10-01(F) Mun

Siblings through the mother Thi Ha Way:

1993-09-09 - † 1993-09-09 (F) killed
1995-12-19 - † 1997-05-25 (F) Karha
2000-10-07(M) Assam
2004-03-05 - † 2004-03-05 (F) stillborn
2006-11-12 - † 2009-07-23 (M) Raman
2011-01-22 - † 2013-06-03? (F) Jamilah Hi Way
2015-08-20 - † 2018-10-25 (F) Nandita
2018-05-17(M) Anjan Hi Way

Pedigree

**Sithamis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Sithami	Sire (f): Chang Born: 1981-11-10	Sire ff: Chieng Mai Born: 1959	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Chieng Mai Born: 1959	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Ida Born: 1970	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Ida Born: 1970	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Thi Ha Way Born: 1982	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

2018-09-07: "Sithami, 20, unexpectedly collapsed inside the zoo’s Elephants of the Asian Forest habitat at around noon today (07/09/2018). Keepers and vets immediately attended to her but unfortunately she had very suddenly passed away. "

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Sithami, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Chester Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1584. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://www.chesterzoo.org/whats-happening/zoo-news/2018/09/sithami-announcement

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