Suma (Rhani)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Circus Carl Althoff in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Suma (Rhani)  dead elephant
Identification
EEP nr7308
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 2 years old
Origin
Born:* 1973-06-28 captive-born
Birth place: in Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen
Parents: ♂ Moti (Mohti) x ♀ Mapalay
Death
Dead: †1975
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Circus Carl Althoff, in Germany
Date of arrival
1974-12-20Circus Carl Althoff
from Firma Ruhe
Firma Ruhe
from Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen
Record history
History of updates2024-03-10
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Suma (Rhani) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1975 at Circus Carl Althoff, in Germany, .

Origin

Suma (Rhani) was born captive-born 1973-06-28 at Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen.

Parentage

Parents of Suma (Rhani) are: ♂ Moti (Mohti) (father) and ♀ Mapalay (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. 1970-03-07 -- † 1994-06-29 (M) Assam
  8. 1970-12-07 -- † 1998-04-24 (M) Ramon
  9. 1971-05-12(F) Sara
  10. 1973-01-23(F) Indra

Siblings through the mother Mapalay:

  1. 1968-11-10 - † 1968-11-10 (F) killed
  2. 1970-12-07 - † 1998-04-24 (M) Ramon

Pedigree

Suma (Rhani)s ancestral Pedigree:
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Suma (Rhani)

Sire (f):
Moti (Mohti)

Born: 1948

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Dame m:
Mapalay

Born: 1954

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Comments / pictures

The mother came pregnant to Gelsenkirchen from Hannover Zoo.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Suma (Rhani), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Circus Carl Althoff in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 3 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3994. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
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