Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Ongard at Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo)

♂ Ongard
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Identification

Local id Number	B00566
SSP nr	00
ASMP nr	72

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 11 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 2010-09-10 captive-born
Birth place:	in Melbourne Zoo
Birth weight	142.00 kgs, 312.40 lbs

Parents:	♂ Bong Su x ♀ Kulab
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo), in United States

Date of arrival

2018-05-09	Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo) from Melbourne Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2010-09-17: birth date 2010-10-11: name 2010-12-03: nr 2018-05-09: relocated to Miami Zoo

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

Location

Ongard is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo), in United States.

Ongard arrived Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo) 2018-05-09, relocated from Melbourne Zoo, in Australia.

In Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo), Ongard lives together with 4 other elephants with records as alive in this database:

♂ Dahlip born 1966?
♀ Maybel born 1976
♀ Nelly (Nellie) born 1969
♀ Peggy born 1976

See also a more detailed list with the elephants arrival dates etc.

Origin

Ongard was born captive-born 2010-09-10 at Melbourne Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Ongard are: ♂ Bong Su (father) and ♀ Kulab (mother).

Siblings through the father Bong Su:

2010-01-16(F) Mali
2010-03-10(M) Pathi Harn
2013-01-17 -- † 2013-12-03 (M) Sanook
2013-12-08(M) Man Jai

Pedigree

**Ongards ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Ongard	Sire: Bong Su Born: 1974-08-03 Dead:	Sire: Born: Dead:	Sire:
		Sire: Born: Dead:	Dame:
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	Dame: Kulab Born: 2000 Dead:	Sire: Born: Dead:	Sire:
		Sire: Born: Dead:	Dame:
		Dame: Born: Dead:	Sire:
		Dame: Born: Dead:	Dame:

Comments / pictures

Ongard has moved to America to join their breeding program where his genes will provide important diversity to the Asian Elephant species survival breeding network.

Ongard was brought out to America by San Diego Zoo but is on a breeding loan to Zoo Miami where they are preparing to increase the size of their breeding program.

Ongard will also contribute to the North American breeding program via artificial insemination.
Melbourne Zoo Website

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Ongard, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 September 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6139. (archived at the Wayback machine)