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Nelson
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Houston Zoo in United States

Biography

♂ Nelson
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Identification

SSP nr	00

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 5 years old
Management:	Unknown
Origin
Born:	* 2020-05-12 captive-born
Birth place:	in Houston Zoo
Birth weight	148.18 kgs, 326.00 lbs

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Shanti
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Houston Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2020-05-12	Houston Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2021-06-18

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

Nelson is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Houston Zoo, in United States.

Nelson arrived in 2020-05-12 to the Houston Zoo,

Social

Nelson lives together with 12 other elephants at the Houston Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants

1. ♂ Chuck born 2008-07-15
2. ♀ Joy born 2017-07-12
3. ♀ Kirby born 2024-11-15
4. ♀ Methai (Me Thai) born 1969
5. ♀ Shanti born 1990-10-11
6. ♂ Teddy born 2021-05-16
7. ♀ Tess born 1981
8. ♂ Thai (Thailand) born 1965
9. ♀ Tilly born 2018-06-17
10. ♂ Tucker born 2005-05-12
11. ♀ Tupelo born 2010-10-03
12. ♀ Winnie born 2021-03-10

Origin

Nelson was born captive-born 2020-05-12 at Houston Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Nelson are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Shanti (mother).

Siblings through the mother Shanti:

2004-08-17 - † 2005-04-15 (F) Bella
2006-10-01 - † 2008-11-09 (M) Mac
2010-05-04(M) Baylor
2014-02-08(M) Duncan
2017-07-12(F) Joy
2024-11-15(F) Kirby

Pedigree

**Nelsons ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Nelson	Sire (f): Born:	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Shanti Born: 1990-10-11	Sire mf: Onyx (Big Mac) Born: 1962	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Onyx (Big Mac) Born: 1962	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Bozie Born: 1975	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Bozie Born: 1975	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

29-year-old Asian elephant Shanti gave birth to a 326-pound male calf after a short labor. Immediately following his birth, the elephant team and veterinary staff saw that he was hemorrhaging severely from his umbilicus. Upon further investigation, they determined that he tore a vessel in his umbilical cord during birth. The team acted quickly to sedate the one-hour-old calf and get him into emergency surgery. The Houston Zoo veterinarians preformed the 30-minute procedure to find the torn vessel, stop the bleeding, and close the hole in the calf’s Abdomen.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Nelson, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Houston Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=8188. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://www.houstonzoo.org/blog/oh-boy-baby-elephant-born-at-the-houston-zoo/?fbclid=IwAR00CKq7pK2o2H7kRc2OIUGDjKOm2UlShvctVXCK9IJ2BAVJEi56C1hup4E

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