Raja an Asian elephant at St Louis Zoo

Male ♂ Asian Raja at St Louis Zoo

Raja. St Louis Zoo 05/2008. Photo: © Ryan Easley
Raja
ID nr:   SSP Number: 339 - 
Species: Asian elephant
Sex and age:Male ♂ 28 years old
Management:Protected contact
Location:St Louis Zoo
ArrivalSt Louis Zoo 1992-12-27
Born:* 1992-12-27 captive-born
in St Louis Zoo
Parents: Onyx (Big Mac) x Pearl
Offspring, year of birth, year of death:

    Total: 7 babies

  1. (F) 2005-11-19 -- † 2005-11-19 stillborn fetus still in utero, SSP nr: 636
  2. (F) 2006-08-02 Maliha, SSP nr: 642
  3. (F) 2007-02-25 Jade, SSP nr: 646
  4. (F) 2010-07-08 -- † 2010-07-08 miscarriage, SSP nr: 707
  5. (F) 2011-06-24 -- † 2018-02-24 Kenzi, SSP nr: 737
  6. (F) 2013-04-26 Priya, SSP nr: 749
  7. (M) 2020-07-06 -- † 2020-08-02 Avi, SSP nr: 00
Siblings through the father Onyx (Big Mac):
  1. 1985-06-12 -- † 1985-06-12 (F) noname
  2. 1990-10-11(F) Shanti
  3. 1991-07-26 -- † 1993-02-28 (F) Maiya (Kate)
  4. 1992-09-07 -- † 1992-09-07 (M) stillborn
  5. 1995-02-02(F) Asha
  6. 1996-07-02(F) Chandra
  7. 1997-09-06 -- † 1997-09-06 (M) stillborn
  8. 1998-05-17 -- † 2000-11-29 (M) Kala
  9. 1999-11-28 -- † 2002-06-07 (M) Haji
  10. 2000-04-12 -- † 2000-04-12 (M) Pete
  11. 2000-11-03 -- † 2007-06-08 (F) Hansa
Rajas pedigree:
P I II III

Raja

Sire:
Onyx (Big Mac)

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Pearl

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Document updated2008-12-18: Management RE

2009-03-02: Text, Image RE

2009-12-26: Text RE

2011-09-13: Link RE
2018-04-24: link to EleWiki submitted
Article and Image: "St. Louis Zoo - Kinzi" at ShowMe Elephants, 07/08/2011
Article and Image: "The Father's Photographs - St. Louis Zoo" at ShowMe Elephants, 09/13/2011

Reference list

Koehl, D., (2020). Raja, an Asian at St Louis Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 31 October 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=618. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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