Mac
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Houston Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Mac  dead elephant
Identification
SSP nr645
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 2 years old
Origin
Born:* 2006-10-01 captive-born
Birth place: in Houston Zoo
Parents: ♂ Thai (Thailand) x ♀ Shanti
Death
Dead: †2008-11-09
Death reason: disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1A)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Houston Zoo, in United States
Date of arrival
2006-10-01Houston Zoo
Record history
History of updates2025-03-17:
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Mac is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2008-11-09 at Houston Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1A).

Origin

Mac was born captive-born 2006-10-01 at Houston Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Mac are: ♂ Thai (Thailand) (father) and ♀ Shanti (mother).

Siblings through the father Thai (Thailand):

  1. 1983-04-21 -- † 1983-05-17 (F) Shani
  2. 1984-02-01 -- † 1988-08-26 (M) Bopper (Beau Thai)
  3. 1984-12-18 -- † 1984-12-18 (F) stillborn
  4. 1987-12-31 -- † 1998-08-30 (M) Kiba
  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. 2010-05-04(M) Baylor
  14. 2010-10-03(F) Tupelo
  15. 2014-02-08(M) Duncan
  16. 2014-06-30 -- † 2014-06-30 () fetus (twin)
  17. 2014-06-30 -- † 2014-06-30 () fetus (twin)
  18. 2018-06-17(F) Tilly
  19. 2021-05-16(M) Teddy
  20. 2024-11-15(F) Kirby

Siblings through the mother Shanti:

  1. 2004-08-17 - † 2005-04-15 (F) Bella
  2. 2010-05-04(M) Baylor
  3. 2014-02-08(M) Duncan
  4. 2017-07-12(F) Joy
  5. 2020-05-12(M) Nelson
  6. 2024-11-15(F) Kirby

Pedigree

Macs ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Mac

Sire (f):
Thai (Thailand)

Born: 1965

Sire ff:


Born:
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Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
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Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Shanti

Born: 1990-10-11

Sire mf:
Onyx (Big Mac)

Born: 1962
Sire mff:
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Dame mm:
Bozie

Born: 1975
Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mac, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Houston Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=606. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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