Avi
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
St Louis Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Avi
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Identification

SSP nr	00

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 2020-07-06 captive-born
Birth place:	in St Louis Zoo

Parents:	♂ Raja x ♀ Rani
Death
Dead:	†2020-08-02
Death reason:	euthanised: developmental impairments limiting his ability to feed
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	St Louis Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2020-07-06	St Louis Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Avi is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2020-08-02 at St Louis Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as developmental impairments limiting his ability to feed.

Origin

Avi was born captive-born 2020-07-06 at St Louis Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Avi are: ♂ Raja (father) and ♀ Rani (mother).

Siblings through the father Raja:

2005-11-19 -- † 2005-11-19 (F) stillborn fetus still in utero
2006-08-02(F) Maliha
2007-02-25(F) Jade
2010-07-08 -- † 2010-07-08 (F) miscarriage
2011-06-24 -- † 2018-02-24 (F) Kenzi
2013-04-26(F) Priya

Siblings through the mother Rani:

2007-02-25(F) Jade
2011-06-24 - † 2018-02-24 (F) Kenzi

Pedigree

**Avis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Avi	Sire (f): Raja Born: 1992-12-27	Sire ff: Onyx (Big Mac) Born: 1962	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Onyx (Big Mac) Born: 1962	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Pearl Born: 1971	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Pearl Born: 1971	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Rani Born: 1996-07-05	Sire mf: Indy (Butch) Born: 1971	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Indy (Butch) Born: 1971	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Ellie Born: 1971	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Ellie Born: 1971	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

The elephant baby was euthanized, 27 days after birth.

2020-08-02: He was euthanized and "passed away peacefully" Sunday morning, according to the zoo.

The zoo's veterinary team will conduct a full Necropsy on the elephant and the results won't be available for several weeks, the statement said.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Avi, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at St Louis Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=8110. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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