Willow
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Melbourne Zoo in Australia

Biography

☨ ♀ Willow

Identification

ASMP nr	77? (unconfirmed)

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 2016-06-15 captive-born
Birth place:	in Melbourne Zoo

Parents:	♂ Putra Mas x ♀ Num-Oi
Death
Dead:	†2016-08-02
Death reason:	euthanised: staphylococcus infection
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Melbourne Zoo, in Australia

Date of arrival

2016-06-15	Melbourne Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2025-02-20: all elephants transferred 2025-03-24: sources

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Willow is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2016-08-02 at Melbourne Zoo, in Australia, . Official death reason described as staphylococcus infection.

Origin

Willow was born captive-born 2016-06-15 at Melbourne Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Willow are: ♂ Putra Mas (father) and ♀ Num-Oi (mother).

Siblings through the father Putra Mas:

2018-06-14(F) Kanlaya

Siblings through the mother Num-Oi:

2013-01-17 - † 2013-12-03 (M) Sanook
2023-01-01(F) Kati

Pedigree

**Willows ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Willow	Sire (f): Putra Mas Born: 1989	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Num-Oi Born: 2001	Sire mf: Num Sek Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Num Sek Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Lampoon Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Lampoon Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Willow was born on June 15 with congenital carpal flexure, a condition that meant she could not stand up or suckle her mother, and was in a critical condition for her entire life.

Corrective surgery allowed the calf to stand for brief periods, but shortly after she made it to the one-month mark she suffered from a staphylococcus infection had penetrated the bones in her legs

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Willow, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Melbourne Zoo in Australia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16534. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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