Kiba
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Berlin Zoo in Germany

† Kiba is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1998-08-30 at Berlin Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1B).

Offspring

Total: 2 babies

1. (M) 1997-04-26 -- † 1997-04-26 stillborn SSP id: 410
2. (M) 2000-04-05 -- † 2000-12-28 Plai Kiri

Origin

Kiba was born captive-born 1987-12-31 at Houston Zoo.

Parentage

Siblings through the father Thai (Thailand):

1. (F) stillborn
2. 1983-04-21 -- † 1983-05-17 (F) Shani
3. 1984-02-01 -- † 1988-08-26 (M) Bopper (Beau Thai)
4. 1984-12-18 -- † 1984-12-18 (F) stillborn
5. 1988-12-07 -- † 1991-09-02 (F) Pearl
6. 1991-07-17 -- † 2004-09-05 (F) Kimba
7. 1991-10-25 -- † 1991-10-25 (F) stillborn
8. 1993-07-27 -- † 1993-07-27 () stillborn
9. 1993-12-29 -- † 2000-01-01 (F) Singgah
10. 1995-07-28 -- † 1995-07-28 () stillborn
11. 2003-12-28 -- † 2003-12-29 (F) none
12. 2004-08-17 -- † 2005-04-15 (F) Bella
13. 2006-10-01 -- † 2008-11-09 (M) Mac
14. 2010-05-04(M) Baylor
15. 2010-10-03(F) Tupelo
16. 2014-02-08(M) Duncan
17. 2014-06-30 -- † 2014-06-30 () fetus (twin)
18. 2014-06-30 -- † 2014-06-30 () fetus (twin)
19. 2018-06-17(F) Tilly
20. 2021-05-16(M) Teddy

Siblings through the mother Methai (Me Thai):

1. 1984-02-01 - † 1988-08-26 (M) Bopper (Beau Thai)
2. 1991-07-17 - † 2004-09-05 (F) Kimba
3. 1993-12-29 - † 2000-01-01 (F) Singgah
4. 2003-12-28 - † 2003-12-29 (F) none

Pedigree

Fully trained in protected contact in Houston Zoo.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Virginia Wycisk
  
• Ryan Easley, USA
  
• 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.
  

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Berlin Zoo
• More elephants from: Germany
• More elephants that was born: 1987-12-31
• More elephants that died: 1998-08-30
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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