Sissy (Gerry II)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States

Biography

♀ Sissy (Gerry II)

Identification

SSP nr	17

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 57 years old
Management:	Protected contact

People killed:	1
Origin
Born:	* 1968 wild
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States

Date of arrival

2000-01-26	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) from El Paso Zoo

1998-11-04	El Paso Zoo from Houston Zoo

1998-04-30	Houston Zoo from Buck Zoo (Frank Buck Zoo), Gainesville

1988-04-24	Buck Zoo (Frank Buck Zoo), Gainesville from Fort Worth Zoo

1986-04-26	Fort Worth Zoo from Six Flags Over Texas

Record history
History of updates	2010-09-23:ï¿½ 2017-01-05: PC

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

Biography

Sissy (Gerry II) is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States.

Sissy (Gerry II) arrived in 2000-01-26 to the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), relocated from the El Paso Zoo, in United States.

Social

Sissy (Gerry II) lives together with 13 other elephants at the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES): (detailed list)

1. ♂ Artie born 1983
2. ♀ Billie born 1962
3. ♀ Debbie born 1971
4. ♀ Edie born 1983
5. ♀ Flora born 1982
6. ♀ Mikki born 1985
7. ♀ Minnie (Packy II, Talli) born 1966
8. ♀ Nosey (Tiny, Peanut) born 1982
9. ♂ Osh born 1994-05-24
10. ♀ Punch born 1970
11. ♀ Ronnie (Maharani) born 1966
12. ♀ Sukari born 1984
13. ♀ Tange born 1975

Origin

Sissy (Gerry II) was born wild 1968.

Comments / pictures

Gerry II was suspected of killing zoo supervisor Lee Rhoades of Gainesville, either accidentally or in self-defense during a routine cage visit. An investigation was inconclusive, but the City Council voted to move the elephant to another zoo.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Sissy (Gerry II), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1453. (archived at the Wayback machine)