Indu
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Phoenix Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Indu
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Identification

SSP nr	129

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 60 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1965 wild
Birth place:	in Thailand unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†2025-05-08
Death reason:	euthanised: multiple health issues; chronic osteoarthritis and age-related illness
Offspring
Total: 6 babies

1. Born 1983-04-21 (dead † 1983-05-17)	♀ Shani SSP id: 143

2. Born 1984-12-18 (dead † 1984-12-18)	♀ stillborn SSP id: 373

3. Born 1988-12-07 (dead † 1991-09-02)	♀ Pearl SSP id: 301

4. Born 1991-10-25 (dead † 1991-10-25)	♀ stillborn SSP id: 329

5. Born 1993-07-27 (dead † 1993-07-27)	⚪ stillborn SSP id: 374

6. Born 1995-07-28 (dead † 1995-07-28)	⚪ stillborn SSP id: 388
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Phoenix Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1998-04-09	Phoenix Zoo from Houston Zoo

1979-10-22	Houston Zoo from Lincoln Park Zoo

1966-05-05	Lincoln Park Zoo from Thailand unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2025-05-08: updated as dead

Latest document update	2025-05-09 04:24:40

† Indu is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2025-05-08 at Phoenix Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as multiple health issues; chronic osteoarthritis and age-related illness.

Offspring

Total: 6 babies

Origin

Comments / pictures

2025-05-08:

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Indu, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Phoenix Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 10 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=413. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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