Frieda (Freida, Taffy)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Frieda (Freida, Taffy)  dead elephant
Photo: � Richard Chiger
Photo: � Richard Chiger

Identification

SSP nr407

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 49 years old
Body height: 2.74 meter, 9.0 feet
Body weight: 3350.00 kg, 7370.00 lbs

People killed:1
Origin
Born:* 1966 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 2015-03-09
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States

Date of arrival

2006-02-09Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
from Hawthorn Corporation

1995-00-00Hawthorn Corporation
from Cole Bros. Circus (Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus)

1970-00-00Cole Bros. Circus (Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus)
from Jungleland Thousand Oaks animal farm (Louis Goebel)

Record history
History of updates2021-06-23

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Frieda (Freida, Taffy) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2015-03-09 at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States, .

Origin

Frieda (Freida, Taffy) was born wild 1966.


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Joan Scovell, entered the pen of an elephant. Frieda, in an attempt to ride her. Scovell was killed. According to the police and medical examiner's reports, her death was caused by the elephant crushing her chest.

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Records about Frieda (Freida, Taffy) from Bob Cline

Frieda, Female Asian, Stud #405
1966 - Born in Asia ( was called TAFFY )
1970 - Clyde Beatty - Cole Bros. Circus
( Killed Jean Scovill, 47, in 1985 in New London, Conn. )
1995 -Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus
( Rampaged thru Mall in New Jersey )
1995 to 2006 - Hawthorn Circus Corp.
2006 to Present - Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Frieda (Freida, Taffy), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1475. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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