Chuck
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Denver Zoo in United States

♂ Chuck

Identification

SSP nr	653

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 15 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2008-07-15 captive-born
Birth place:	in African Lion Safari (Ontario)
Birth weight	106.82 kgs, 235.00 lbs

Parents:	♂ Rex (Bimbo, Barney) x ♀ Mali
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Denver Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2018-10-08	Denver Zoo from African Lion Safari (Ontario)

	African Lion Safari (Ontario) from Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo)

2011-11-08	Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo) from African Lion Safari (Ontario)

Record history
History of updates	2008-12-19: Text RE 2010-11-20: SSP, Birth weight RE 2011-11-10: transferred Syracuse 2018-10-08: transferred Denver

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Location

Chuck is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Denver Zoo, in United States.

Chuck arrived in 2018-10-08 to the Denver Zoo, relocated from the African Lion Safari (Ontario), in Canada.

Chuck lives together with 4 other elephants at the Denver Zoo:

♂ Billy (Budi) born 2008-02-17
♂ Bodhi born 2004-04-16
♂ Groucho born 1971
♂ Jake born 2009-11-02

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Origin

Chuck was born captive-born 2008-07-15 at African Lion Safari (Ontario).

Parentage

Parents of Chuck are: ♂ Rex (Bimbo, Barney) (father) and ♀ Mali (mother).

Siblings through the father Rex (Bimbo, Barney):

2005-11-04(F) Opal
2006-04-13 -- † 2006-04-13 (M) Logan
2006-04-23(F) Emily
2009-11-02(M) Jake
2014-12-22(F) Achara
2018-10-09(F) Kai

Siblings through the mother Mali:

2015-05-12 - † 2020-12-11 (M) Batu
2019-01-15 - † 2020-12-08 (M) Ajay
2022-10-24(M) Tukada (twin)
2022-10-24(M) Yaad (twin)

Pedigree

**Chucks ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Chuck	Sire (f): Rex (Bimbo, Barney) Born: 1968	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Mali Born: 1997-02-28	Sire mf: Indy (Butch) Born: 1971	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Indy (Butch) Born: 1971	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Targa Born: 1983-11-23	Sire mmf: Vance (Matt)
		Dame mm: Targa Born: 1983-11-23	Dame mmm: Birka

Comments / pictures

Chuck, the first 3rd generation birth in North America, was named after Chuck Doyle, the director of the Syracuse zoo and a longtime elephant handler who was instrumental in the success of the Rosamond Gifford breeding program.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Chuck, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Denver Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 February 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3938. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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