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

Biography

☨* ♂ stillborn

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂, unknown age
Origin
Stillborn:	☨* 1998-04-25 captive-born (stillborn)
Birth place:	in Chester Zoo
Birth weight	180.00 kgs, 396.00 lbs

Parents:	♂ Chang x ♀ Jangolie
Death
Dead:	†1998-04-25
Death reason:	☨* stillborn:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

1998-04-25	Chester Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-18

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† stillborn is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1998-04-25 at Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom, .

Origin

stillborn was born captive-born (stillborn) 1998-04-25 at Chester Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of stillborn are: ♂ Chang (father) and ♀ Jangolie (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
1997-12-31 -- † 2018-09-07 (F) Sithami
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 Jangolie:

2000-07-18(M) Po Chin
2004-10-10 - † 2017-10-30 (M) Tunga

Pedigree

**stillborns ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
stillborn	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: Jangolie Born: 1968	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

In April 1998, after a labour of almost 24 hours, Jangoli gave birth to a stillborn male calf weighing 180 kg. This is thought to have been the largest calf born to an Asian elephant in Europe. (Paul A. Rees)

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). stillborn, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Chester Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1651. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Rees, P. A. (2001). A history of the National Elephant Centre, Chester Zoo. International Zoo News. 48(30: 170-183.

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