Asali an African savanna elephant at Memphis Zoo

Location

Asali is a Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), living in Memphis Zoo, in United States.

Asali arrived in Memphis Zoo 1998-01-11, relocated from Gladys Porter Zoo, in United States.

In Memphis Zoo, Asali lives together with 3 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Bambi born 1975
,
2. ♀ Daisy born 1975
,
3. ♀ Gina born 1983
, (see detailed list).

Offspring

1. (F) 2009-07-06 -- † 2009-07-07 Lil Girl SSP id: 568

Origin

Asali was born captive-born 1985-08-29 at Gladys Porter Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Asali are: ♂ Macho (Tantar) (father) and ♀ Juju (mother).

Siblings through the father Macho (Tantar):

1. 1979-05-20 -- † 1994-12-16 (M) Fanti (Morgan)
2. 1981-10-17 -- † 1981-10-17 () stillborn
3. 1983-08-31 -- † 1983-08-31 (M) miscarriage

Siblings through the mother Juju:

1. 1981-10-17 - † 1981-10-17 () stillborn
2. 1983-08-31 - † 1983-08-31 (M) miscarriage

Pedigree

Asali was artificially inseminated in October 2007 with semen from Jackson of the Pittsburgh Zoo and Ali of the Jacksonville Zoo. She successfully gave birth to a female calf in July 2009. Two days later the calf stumbled and was killed.

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Ryan Easley, USA
• "Memphis Zoo prepares for first elephant birth," Elephant-News.com, 2008-07-08
• "African Elephant About to Give Birth At Memphis Zoo," Elephant-News.com, 2009-06-23
• "Le Bonheur donates breast milk pump for Memphis Zoo's pregnant elephant," Elephant-News.com, 2009-07-03
• "It's A Girl!"
  Elephant-News.com, 2009-07-07
• "Memphis Zoo's baby elephant accidentally killed by its mother," Elephant-News.com, 2009-07-07

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Memphis Zoo
• More elephants from: United States
• More elephants that was born: 1985-08-29
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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