Assam
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Port Lympne Zoo in United Kingdom

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Assam  dead elephant
Identification
EEP nr7004
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 24 years old
Origin
Born:* 1970-03-07 captive-born
Birth place: in Hannover Zoo
Parents: ♂ Moti (Mohti) x ♀ Burma
Death
Dead: †1994-06-29
Death reason: anesthesia:
Offspring
Total: 2 babies
1. Born 1984-08-17
(dead † 1984-08-17)		♀ killed EEP id: 8411
2. Born 1996-03-29
(dead † 1996-03-29)		♂ stillborn
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Port Lympne Zoo, in United Kingdom
Date of arrival
1977-06-27Port Lympne Zoo
from Howletts Wild Animal Park
1971-05-25Howletts Wild Animal Park
from Hannover Zoo
Record history
History of updates2023-05-27
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Assam is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1994-06-29 at Port Lympne Zoo, in United Kingdom, .

Offspring

Total: 2 babies
  1. (F) 1984-08-17 -- † 1984-08-17 killed EEP id: 8411
  2. (M) 1996-03-29 -- † 1996-03-29 stillborn


Origin

Assam was born captive-born 1970-03-07 at Hannover Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Assam are: ♂ Moti (Mohti) (father) and ♀ Burma (mother).

Siblings through the father Moti (Mohti):

  1. 1964-06-07 -- † 1964-06-07 (M) stillborn
  2. 1964-09-24 -- † 1978? (F) Loti
  3. 1965-05-19 -- † 2023-12-16 (F) Tima
  4. 1968-02-18 -- † 1968-04-07 (M) Tibur
  5. 1968-03-19 -- † 2021-01-15? (F) Delhi
  6. 1968-11-10 -- † 1968-11-10 (F) killed
  7. 1970-12-07 -- † 1998-04-24 (M) Ramon
  8. 1971-05-12(F) Sara
  9. 1973-01-23(F) Indra
  10. 1973-06-28 -- † 1975 (F) Suma (Rhani)

Siblings through the mother Burma:

  1. 1965-05-19 - † 2023-12-16 (F) Tima
  2. 1968-02-18 - † 1968-04-07 (M) Tibur
  3. 1973-01-23(F) Indra

Pedigree

Assams ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Assam

Sire (f):
Moti (Mohti)

Born: 1948

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Dame m:
Burma

Born: 1945

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Assam, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Port Lympne Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=680. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
  • Peter Stolk
  • Kevin Knibbs, elephant keeper in Port Lympne Wild Animal Park

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