Joy an Asian elephant at Houston Zoo

♀ Joy
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 4 years old
Id numberSSP Number: (00)
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2017-07-12 captive-born
Birth place: in Houston Zoo
Parents: ♂ x ♀ Shanti
Locations
Present / last location:Houston Zoo, in United States
Date of Arrival
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2017-07-12Houston Zoo
Document updated2018-03-02: new record
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Description

Location

Joy is a Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), living in Houston Zoo, in United States.

Joy arrived in Houston Zoo 2017-07-12,

In Houston Zoo, Joy lives together with 10 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

  1. ♂ Baylor born 2010-05-04
    2. ,
  2. ♂ Duncan born 2014-02-08
    3. ,
  3. ♀ Methai (Me Thai) born 1969
    4. ,
  4. ♂ Nelson born 2020-05-12
    5. ,
  5. ♀ Shanti born 1990-10-11
    6. ,
  6. ♀ Tess born 1981
    7. ,
  7. ♂ Thai (Thailand) born 1965
    8. ,
  8. ♀ Tilly born 2018-06-17
    9. ,
  9. ♂ Tucker born 2005-05-12
    10. ,
  10. ♀ Tupelo born 2010-10-03
    11. , (see detailed list).

Origin

Joy was born captive-born 2017-07-12 at Houston Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Joy are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Shanti (mother).

Siblings through the mother Shanti:

  1. 2004-08-17 - † 2005-04-15 (F) Bella
  2. 2006-10-01 - † 2008-11-09 (M) Mac
  3. 2010-05-04(M) Baylor
  4. 2014-02-08(M) Duncan
  5. 2020-05-12(M) Nelson

Pedigree

Joys pedigree:
P I II III

Joy

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Shanti

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Onyx (Big Mac)		 Sire:
Dame:
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Bozie		 Sire:
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Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Joy, an Asian at Houston Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 January 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16771. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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    This document was updated: 2020-11-06 07:58:22


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