Shirley an Asian elephant at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)

♀ Shirley
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 73 years old
Id numberSSP Number: (525)
Body height: 2.74 meter, 9.0 feet
Body weight: 4181.82 kg, 9200.00 lbs
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1948 wild
Birth place:
Locations
Present / last location:Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States
Date of Arrival
(Presently sometimes errors!)
1999-07-06Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
from Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo
Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo 1977-09-19
from Carson and Barnes Circus
Carson and Barnes Circus 1969-00-00
from Al G-Kelly Miller Brothers Circus
Document updated2011-03-02: Previous locations, SSP, Management, Size, Text RE
2014-05-11: Previous locations, Article RE
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Description

Location

Shirley is a Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), living in Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States.

Shirley arrived in Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) 1999-07-06, relocated from Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo, in United States.

In Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), Shirley lives together with 10 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Billie (Billy) born 1953
    2. ,
  2. ♀ Debbie born 1971
    3. ,
  3. ♀ Flora born 1982
    4. ,
  4. ♀ Minnie (Packy II, Talli) born 1966
    5. ,
  5. ♀ Nosey (Tiny, Peanut) born 1982
    6. ,
  6. ♀ Ronnie (Maharani) born 1966
    7. ,
  7. ♀ Sissy (Gerry II) born 1968
    8. ,
  8. ♀ Sukari born 1984
    9. ,
  9. ♀ Tange born 1975
    10. ,
  10. ♀ Tarra (Fluffie) born 1974
    11. , (see detailed list).

Origin

Shirley was born wild 1948.


Comments / pictures

Article at ShowMe Elephants: http://www.showmeelephants.com/2014/05/bernstein-park-zoo.html



Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Shirley, an Asian at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 January 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1277. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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