Sethi
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ostrava Zoo in Czech Republic

Biography

☨ ♂ Sethi


Identification

EEP nr	201104

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 2011-03-11 captive-born
Birth place:	in Ostrava Zoo
Birth weight	78.00 kgs, 171.60 lbs

Parents:	♂ Calvin (Chanda) x ♀ Vishesh
Death
Dead:	†2011-05-06
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Ostrava Zoo, in Czech Republic

Date of arrival

2011-03-11	Ostrava Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2011-03-11:ï¿½birth 2011-05-06:ï¿½death 2011-07-31:ï¿½name 2016-01-04:Â eep nr

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Sethi is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2011-05-06 at Ostrava Zoo, in Czech Republic, .

Origin

Sethi was born captive-born 2011-03-11 at Ostrava Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Sethi are: ♂ Calvin (Chanda) (father) and ♀ Vishesh (mother).

Siblings through the father Calvin (Chanda):

1998-05-04(M) Samson
1998-07-30 -- † 1999-03-22 (F) Annie
1998-08-21 -- † 2002-08-08 (M) Amos
1998-11-29(M) Albert
1999-10-21(M) George
2001-04-29(M) Johnson
2001-11-25(M) Kandula
2003-02-02(F) Califa
2003-03-20(F) Farina
2005-10-28(M) Tarak
2008-05-06(M) Shanti
2011-04-12(F) Rashmi
2014-02-04 -- † 2016-01-23 (F) Sumitra (OST Nr.3)
2017-07-08(M) Chandru

Siblings through the mother Vishesh:

2014-02-04 - † 2016-01-23 (F) Sumitra (OST Nr.3)
2017-07-08(M) Chandru

Pedigree

**Sethis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Sethi	Sire (f): Calvin (Chanda) Born: 1986-08-11	Sire ff: Bandara Born: 1975-05-25	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Bandara Born: 1975-05-25	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Kamala Born: 1975-09-00	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Kamala Born: 1975-09-00	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Vishesh Born: 1997-05-06	Sire mf: Luka Born: 1973-04-13	Sire mff: Mita
		Sire mf: Luka Born: 1973-04-13	Dame mfm: Tisa
		Dame mm: Johti (Jothi, Jody) Born: 1968	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Johti (Jothi, Jody) Born: 1968	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

The breeding of the Indian elephant was accompanied by problems from the very beginning. It was probably born prematurely, its weight was low and it was not putting weight on at all. The baby was posthumously named.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Sethi, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ostrava Zoo in Czech Republic. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6459. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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