Vishesh an Asian elephant at Ostrava Zoo

♀ Vishesh
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 23 years old
Id numberEEP Number: 9702
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 1997-05-06 captive-born
Birth place: in Belfast Zoo (Bellevue Gardens)
Parents: ♂ Luka x ♀ Johti (Jothi, Jody)
Offspring
Total: 3 babies
1. Born 2011-03-11
(dead † 2011-05-06)		♂ Sethi EEP id: 201104
2. Born 2014-02-04
(dead † 2016-01-23)		♀ Sumitra (OST Nr.3) EEP id: 201401
3. Born 2017-07-08♂ Chandru EEP id: 201717?
Locations
Present / last location:Ostrava Zoo, in Czech Republic
Date of Arrival
2008-04-10Ostrava Zoo
from Belfast Zoo (Bellevue Gardens)
Document updated2009-10-14: pregnant
2010-08-01: management
2011-03-11: Birth of son RE
2012-09-10: pregnant
2014-04-20: not pregnant
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Description

Location

Vishesh is a Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), living in Ostrava Zoo, in Czech Republic.

Vishesh arrived in Ostrava Zoo 2008-04-10, relocated from Belfast Zoo (Bellevue Gardens), in United Kingdom.

In Ostrava Zoo, Vishesh lives together with 4 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Johti (Jothi, Jody) born 1968
    2. ,
  2. ♂ Maxim born 1998-03-01
    3. ,
  3. ♀ Rashmi born 2011-04-12
    4. ,
  4. ♂ Chandru born 2017-07-08
    5. , (see detailed list).

Offspring

  1. (M) 2011-03-11 -- † 2011-05-06 Sethi EEP id: 201104
  2. (F) 2014-02-04 -- † 2016-01-23 Sumitra (OST Nr.3) EEP id: 201401
  3. (M) 2017-07-08 Chandru EEP id: 201717?

Origin

Vishesh was born captive-born 1997-05-06 in Belfast Zoo (Bellevue Gardens).

Parentage

Parents of Vishesh are: ♂ Luka (father) and ♀ Johti (Jothi, Jody) (mother).

Siblings through the father Luka:

  1. 1990-11-22 -- † 1990-11-22 (M) Hathi
  2. 1995-01-23 -- † 1995-01-23 (F) killed
  3. 2002-06-30 -- † 2005-08-15 (M) Sitang
  4. 2005-04-11(F) May Tagu
  5. 2005-05-28 -- † 2005-05-28 (M) stillborn
  6. 2005-07-12 -- † 2005-07-12 (F) stillborn

Siblings through the mother Johti (Jothi, Jody):

  1. 1990-11-22 - † 1990-11-22 (M) Hathi
  2. 1995-01-23 - † 1995-01-23 (F) killed
  3. 2011-04-12(F) Rashmi

Pedigree

Visheshs pedigree:
P I II III

Vishesh

Sire:
Luka

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Tisa		 Sire:
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Dame:
Johti (Jothi, Jody)

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Comments / pictures

Reported pregnant 2012-04.



Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Vishesh, an Asian at Ostrava Zoo in Czech Republic. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 3 December 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1608. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Martijn Fabrie
  • Jana Havlová

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    This document was updated: 2020-10-18 06:25:24


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