Malti
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Calgary Zoo in Canada

Biography

☨ ♀ Malti
Brent Van Hooft & Malti. Calgary Zoo 07/2008. Photo: © Brent Van Hooft

Identification

SSP nr	648

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 2007-08-09 captive-born
Birth place:	in Calgary Zoo

Parents:	♂ Spike (Ganesha) x ♀ Maharani (Rani)
Death
Dead:	†2008-11-01
Death reason:	disease: acute heart failure because of Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1A)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Calgary Zoo, in Canada

Date of arrival

2007-08-09	Calgary Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2009-03-04: Text RE 2010-11-25: SSP RE 2018-12-07: herpes species EEHV1A

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Malti is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2008-11-01 at Calgary Zoo, in Canada, . Official death reason described as acute heart failure because of Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1A).

Origin

Malti was born captive-born 2007-08-09 at Calgary Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Malti are: ♂ Spike (Ganesha) (father) and ♀ Maharani (Rani) (mother).

Siblings through the father Spike (Ganesha):

2004-11-16 -- † 2004-12-07 (F) Keemaya
2012-10-24 -- † 2012-10-24 (M) miscarriage (twin)
2012-10-24 -- † 2012-10-24 () miscarriage (twin)

Siblings through the mother Maharani (Rani):

2004-11-16 - † 2004-12-07 (F) Keemaya
2012-10-24 - † 2012-10-24 (M) miscarriage (twin)

Pedigree

**Maltis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Malti	Sire (f): Spike (Ganesha) Born: 1981-07-02	Sire ff: Dahlip Born: 1966?	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Dahlip Born: 1966?	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Seetna Born: 1966-07-10	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Seetna Born: 1966-07-10	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Maharani (Rani) Born: 1990-07-14	Sire mf: Bandara Born: 1975-05-25	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Bandara Born: 1975-05-25	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Kamala Born: 1975-09-00	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Kamala Born: 1975-09-00	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

When 308 pound Malti was born at the Calgary Zoo, she was the second calf for her 17 year old mother Maharani and 26 years old father Spike. She was a full F2 generation, meaning both of her parents were born in captivity. The first calf born to the pair was rejected at birth and died 3 weeks later of infections. Malti, a Hindi name, means moonlight, to be brilliant, or small fragrant flower. At eleven months old she weighed in at 849 pounds. In late October 2008, the 14 month old calf was diagnosed with the Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes virus. She died six days later. At the time of Maltis death only four elephants were known to have experienced symptoms of the disease and recovered.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Malti, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Calgary Zoo in Canada. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3236. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Brent Van Hooft, Elephant Keeper Calgary Zoo
Ryan Easley, USA
Baby elephant named Malti
Calgary Zoo Celebrates Elephant Calf Arrival, 2007-08-09
Baby Elephant at Calgary Zoo Gravely Ill in Herpes Virus, 2008-10-31
Baby Elephant Died of Heart Failure, 2008-11-03
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/pharmacology_molecular_sciences/faculty/bios/haywardg.html'>Gary S. Hayward, Ph D. John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

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