Right now the zoo keeps their four Asian elephant species in the 3.5 acre exhibit, Elephant Reserve. There are two yards, one for the cows and one for the bull. These yards are divided by the Elephant House, which has been the tallest point at the zoo since 1906. It is the largest complete, animal building in the world. Be sure to see another type of this forum soon, but for the Indianapolis Zoo and maybe even Columbus if I have the time.
Present Elephants
Princess Schottzie II(Schottzie II)
Species: Indian Elephant
Sex: Female
Birth and location: December 15, 1975 at the Copenhagen Zoo-37 years-old
Parents: Sak and Buag Hah
Arrivals and Relocations: To Cincinnati on December 10, 1978. Then to the Fort Worth Zoo on April 23, 1990. Back to Cincinnati on May 25, 1994. Then to the Dickerson Park Zoo on April 22, 1996. Back to Cincy on June 17, 1996.
Siblings(10, 3 alive, 7 dead): Irma, Maia*, Chang, Haakon*, Coco*, No name*, Santosh*, Hannibal*, Punjab*, Gandhi
Meaning of Name: Named of Marge Schott, general manager of the Reds who also donated money to the zoo to help build their elephant exhibits.
Mai-Thai
Species: Indian Elephant
Sex: Female
Birth And Location: Wild born in 1973 in Thailand-39 years-old
Parents: Unknown
Arrivals and Relocations: First to Dickerson Park Zoo on September 25, 1995. Came to Cincinnati on November 2, 1995. Went back to Dickerson on April 15, 1996. Then back again to Cincy on June 24, 1996.
Meaning of Name: More in Romanian, Elegance in Chinese.
Jati
Species: Malaysian Elephant
Sex: Female
Birth and Location: Wild born in Malaysia in 1987-25 years-old
Parents: Unknown
Arrivals: Was captured in 1988. Arrived at the zoo on January 29, 1991
Offspring: Ganesh
Mate: Sabu-hit
Meaning of Name: True in Indonesian
Sabu-hit(Sabu)
Species: Malaysian Elephant
Sex: Male
Birth and Location: Wild born in Malaysia in 1988-24 years-old
Parents: Unknown
Arrivals and Relocations: Went to the Louisville Zoo coming from Cinicnnati on January 16, 1988. Then went to the Dickerson Park Zoo on September 10, 2002. He was transferred to Cincinnati on November 1, 2007.
Meaning of Name: Means Patience
Offspring: Ganesh*, Nisha*
Mates: Jati, Moola
Birth
Ganesh
Species: Malaysian Elephant
Sex: Male
Birth and Location: March 15, 1998 at the Cincinnati Zoo
Parents: Sabu and Jati
Relocation: Arrived at the Columbus Zoo on April 18, 2003.
Death Date, Location, and Cause: August 16, 2005, Columbus Zoo, Endotheliotropic herpes virus
Siblings: Nisha1/2*
Meaning of Name: Hindu god of Wisdom
Relocated Elephants that aren't at the Zoo Today
Gretchen
Species: African Bush Elephant
Sex: Female
Birth date and Location: Wild born in South Africa in 1965.
Death date and Location: September 6, 1998(33 years-old) at the Grandby Zoo.
Parents: Unknown
Cause of Death: Musculoskeletal nutrition infection
Arrivals and Relocations: She was captured in 1966 and brought to the International Animal Exchange. Then to Cincinnati on February 2, 1967. Transferred to the Bowmanville Zoo on April 12, 1993. Lastly arrived at the Granby Zoo on May 4, 1998.
Siblings: Unknown
Offspring: None
Elephants who Passed Away at the Zoo
Hatnee
Not much info on her, but she was an Indian elephant who was born in the wild and passed away in Cincinnati.
Tillie
Species: Indian Elephant
Sex: Female
Birth Date and Location: Unknown someplace in the wild.
Death: Her death was unannounced or unknown. She died on January 18, 1932.
Arrivals and Relocations: Arrived at the John Robinson Circus in 1872 and transferred to Cincinnati in 1925.
Parents/Siblings/Offspring: Unknown/Unkown/None
Meaning of Name: Old English origin meaning Strength in Battle
Schottzie I
Species: Indian Elephant
Sex: Female
Birth Date and Location: Wild born in 1961.
Death Date and Cause: Died January 31, 1978. Unknown reason. Died at the age of 17.
Arrivals and Relocations: She arrived to the zoo on October 21, 1961 and stayed there her whole life.
Parents: Unknown
Chief
Species: Indian elephant
Sex: Male
Birth date and Location: Wild born in 1864.
Death date and Location: December 1890. Chief attempted to kill his keepers, and had to be shot and later euthanized. He was 26 years-old.
Arrivals and Relocations: Arrived at the John Robinson Circus in 1876 from the American Racing Association. Then was transferred to Cincinnati in the 1880's.
Parents/Siblings/Offspring: Unknown/Unknown/None
Koa
Species: African Bush Elephant
Sex: Male
Birth date and Location: Wild born in 1956
Death: September 9, 1967. He was euthanized at the age of 11.
Arrivals and Relocations: Went to Fred Zeehandelaar Inc in 1957
from Hawthorn Mellody Zoo. Then to Eloise Berchtold Circus around 1960. Transferred to the Toledo Zoo in 1962. Back to Berchtold in 1964, then finally to Cincinnati on September 14, 1964.
Parents/Siblings: Unknown
Offspring: None
Meaning of Name: Hope from a Biblical origin.
Gimpy
Species: African Forest Elephant(pygmy)
Sex: Female
Birth date and Location: Wild born in 1929
Death date and Reason: Died of an unknown reason on April 23, 1954. She was 25 years-old.
Arrivals and Relocations: Arrived at Firma Ruhe in 1931. Transferred to Cincinnati in 1932.
Parents/Siblings/Offspring: Unknown/Unknown/None
Meaning of Name: Definition: Crippled
Present Elephants
Princess Schottzie II(Schottzie II)
Species: Indian Elephant
Sex: Female
Birth and location: December 15, 1975 at the Copenhagen Zoo-37 years-old
Parents: Sak and Buag Hah
Arrivals and Relocations: To Cincinnati on December 10, 1978. Then to the Fort Worth Zoo on April 23, 1990. Back to Cincinnati on May 25, 1994. Then to the Dickerson Park Zoo on April 22, 1996. Back to Cincy on June 17, 1996.
Siblings(10, 3 alive, 7 dead): Irma, Maia*, Chang, Haakon*, Coco*, No name*, Santosh*, Hannibal*, Punjab*, Gandhi
Meaning of Name: Named of Marge Schott, general manager of the Reds who also donated money to the zoo to help build their elephant exhibits.
Mai-Thai
Species: Indian Elephant
Sex: Female
Birth And Location: Wild born in 1973 in Thailand-39 years-old
Parents: Unknown
Arrivals and Relocations: First to Dickerson Park Zoo on September 25, 1995. Came to Cincinnati on November 2, 1995. Went back to Dickerson on April 15, 1996. Then back again to Cincy on June 24, 1996.
Meaning of Name: More in Romanian, Elegance in Chinese.
Jati
Species: Malaysian Elephant
Sex: Female
Birth and Location: Wild born in Malaysia in 1987-25 years-old
Parents: Unknown
Arrivals: Was captured in 1988. Arrived at the zoo on January 29, 1991
Offspring: Ganesh
Mate: Sabu-hit
Meaning of Name: True in Indonesian
Sabu-hit(Sabu)
Species: Malaysian Elephant
Sex: Male
Birth and Location: Wild born in Malaysia in 1988-24 years-old
Parents: Unknown
Arrivals and Relocations: Went to the Louisville Zoo coming from Cinicnnati on January 16, 1988. Then went to the Dickerson Park Zoo on September 10, 2002. He was transferred to Cincinnati on November 1, 2007.
Meaning of Name: Means Patience
Offspring: Ganesh*, Nisha*
Mates: Jati, Moola
Birth
Ganesh
Species: Malaysian Elephant
Sex: Male
Birth and Location: March 15, 1998 at the Cincinnati Zoo
Parents: Sabu and Jati
Relocation: Arrived at the Columbus Zoo on April 18, 2003.
Death Date, Location, and Cause: August 16, 2005, Columbus Zoo, Endotheliotropic herpes virus
Siblings: Nisha1/2*
Meaning of Name: Hindu god of Wisdom
Relocated Elephants that aren't at the Zoo Today
Gretchen
Species: African Bush Elephant
Sex: Female
Birth date and Location: Wild born in South Africa in 1965.
Death date and Location: September 6, 1998(33 years-old) at the Grandby Zoo.
Parents: Unknown
Cause of Death: Musculoskeletal nutrition infection
Arrivals and Relocations: She was captured in 1966 and brought to the International Animal Exchange. Then to Cincinnati on February 2, 1967. Transferred to the Bowmanville Zoo on April 12, 1993. Lastly arrived at the Granby Zoo on May 4, 1998.
Siblings: Unknown
Offspring: None
Elephants who Passed Away at the Zoo
Hatnee
Not much info on her, but she was an Indian elephant who was born in the wild and passed away in Cincinnati.
Tillie
Species: Indian Elephant
Sex: Female
Birth Date and Location: Unknown someplace in the wild.
Death: Her death was unannounced or unknown. She died on January 18, 1932.
Arrivals and Relocations: Arrived at the John Robinson Circus in 1872 and transferred to Cincinnati in 1925.
Parents/Siblings/Offspring: Unknown/Unkown/None
Meaning of Name: Old English origin meaning Strength in Battle
Schottzie I
Species: Indian Elephant
Sex: Female
Birth Date and Location: Wild born in 1961.
Death Date and Cause: Died January 31, 1978. Unknown reason. Died at the age of 17.
Arrivals and Relocations: She arrived to the zoo on October 21, 1961 and stayed there her whole life.
Parents: Unknown
Chief
Species: Indian elephant
Sex: Male
Birth date and Location: Wild born in 1864.
Death date and Location: December 1890. Chief attempted to kill his keepers, and had to be shot and later euthanized. He was 26 years-old.
Arrivals and Relocations: Arrived at the John Robinson Circus in 1876 from the American Racing Association. Then was transferred to Cincinnati in the 1880's.
Parents/Siblings/Offspring: Unknown/Unknown/None
Koa
Species: African Bush Elephant
Sex: Male
Birth date and Location: Wild born in 1956
Death: September 9, 1967. He was euthanized at the age of 11.
Arrivals and Relocations: Went to Fred Zeehandelaar Inc in 1957
from Hawthorn Mellody Zoo. Then to Eloise Berchtold Circus around 1960. Transferred to the Toledo Zoo in 1962. Back to Berchtold in 1964, then finally to Cincinnati on September 14, 1964.
Parents/Siblings: Unknown
Offspring: None
Meaning of Name: Hope from a Biblical origin.
Gimpy
Species: African Forest Elephant(pygmy)
Sex: Female
Birth date and Location: Wild born in 1929
Death date and Reason: Died of an unknown reason on April 23, 1954. She was 25 years-old.
Arrivals and Relocations: Arrived at Firma Ruhe in 1931. Transferred to Cincinnati in 1932.
Parents/Siblings/Offspring: Unknown/Unknown/None
Meaning of Name: Definition: Crippled
