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

Biography
♀ Tilly
Identification
SSP nr00
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 7 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2018-06-17 captive-born
Birth place: in Houston Zoo
Parents: ♂ Thai (Thailand) x ♀ Tess
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Houston Zoo, in United States
Date of arrival
2018-06-17Houston Zoo
Record history
History of updates2018-06-19: new record, birth
2018-08-01: corrected father
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Tilly is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Houston Zoo, in United States.

Tilly arrived in 2018-06-17 to the Houston Zoo,

Social

Tilly lives together with 12 other elephants at the Houston Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. 1. ♂ Chuck born 2008-07-15
  2. 2. ♀ Joy born 2017-07-12
  3. 3. ♀ Kirby born 2024-11-15
  4. 4. ♀ Methai (Me Thai) born 1969
  5. 5. ♂ Nelson born 2020-05-12
  6. 6. ♀ Shanti born 1990-10-11
  7. 7. ♂ Teddy born 2021-05-16
  8. 8. ♀ Tess born 1981
  9. 9. ♂ Thai (Thailand) born 1965
  10. 10. ♂ Tucker born 2005-05-12
  11. 11. ♀ Tupelo born 2010-10-03
  12. 12. ♀ Winnie born 2021-03-10


Origin

Tilly was born captive-born 2018-06-17 at Houston Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Tilly are: ♂ Thai (Thailand) (father) and ♀ Tess (mother).

Siblings through the father Thai (Thailand):

  1. 1983-04-21 -- † 1983-05-17 (F) Shani
  2. 1984-02-01 -- † 1988-08-26 (M) Bopper (Beau Thai)
  3. 1984-12-18 -- † 1984-12-18 (F) stillborn
  4. 1987-12-31 -- † 1998-08-30 (M) Kiba
  5. 1988-12-07 -- † 1991-09-02 (F) Pearl
  6. 1991-07-17 -- † 2004-09-05 (F) Kimba
  7. 1991-10-25 -- † 1991-10-25 (F) stillborn
  8. 1993-07-27 -- † 1993-07-27 () stillborn
  9. 1993-12-29 -- † 2000-01-01 (F) Singgah
  10. 1995-07-28 -- † 1995-07-28 () stillborn
  11. 2003-12-28 -- † 2003-12-29 (F) none
  12. 2004-08-17 -- † 2005-04-15 (F) Bella
  13. 2006-10-01 -- † 2008-11-09 (M) Mac
  14. 2010-05-04(M) Baylor
  15. 2010-10-03(F) Tupelo
  16. 2014-02-07(M) Duncan
  17. 2014-06-30 -- † 2014-06-30 () fetus (twin)
  18. 2014-06-30 -- † 2014-06-30 () fetus (twin)
  19. 2021-05-16(M) Teddy
  20. 2024-11-15(F) Kirby

Siblings through the mother Tess:

  1. 1998-07-30 - † 1999-03-22 (F) Annie
  2. 2005-05-12(M) Tucker
  3. 2010-10-03(F) Tupelo
  4. 2014-06-30 - † 2014-06-30 () fetus (twin)
  5. 2014-06-30 - † 2014-06-30 () fetus (twin)
  6. 2021-05-16(M) Teddy

Pedigree

Tillys ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Tilly

Sire (f):
Thai (Thailand)

Born: 1965

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Dame ffm:
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Dame m:
Tess

Born: 1981

Sire mf:


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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tilly, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Houston Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 26 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11771. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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