Misty
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Misty  dead elephant
Alternative name: Mitzi

Identification

SSP nr295

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 52 years old
Status:confiscated

People killed:1: 1983 - July 24th - Killed head Game Warden Lee Keaton
Origin
Born:* 1964 wild
Birth place: in India unspecified location
Capture: 1965
Imported:1967 by Gene Holters Movieland Animals (Gene Holter)
Death
Dead: 2016-04-13
Death reason: euthanised:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States

Date of arrival

2004-11-17Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
from Hawthorn Corporation

1988-07-18Hawthorn Corporation
from Sterling & Reid Brothers Circus (Toby Tyler Circus)

1985-00-00Sterling & Reid Brothers Circus (Toby Tyler Circus)
from Lion Country Safari, Inc - Florida

1983-00-00Lion Country Safari, Inc - Florida
from Ralph Hefner Animal Ranch

1976-00-00Ralph Hefner Animal Ranch
from Gene Holters Movieland Animals (Gene Holter)

1975-00-00Gene Holters Movieland Animals (Gene Holter) 1975-00-00
from Charlie Kelton

1971-00-00Charlie Kelton
from Remo & Irene Cristiani

1970-00-00Remo & Irene Cristiani
from Charlie Kelton

1969-00-00Charlie Kelton
from Gene Holters Movieland Animals (Gene Holter)

1967-00-00Gene Holters Movieland Animals (Gene Holter)
from India unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2021-06-23

Latest document update2022-03-26 06:27:24
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† Misty is a dead confiscated Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2016-04-13 at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States, .

Origin

Misty was born wild 1964 at India unspecified location, captured 1965 . and imported 1967 by Gene Holters Movieland Animals (Gene Holter)


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July 24, 1983: Misty, broke free from her chains at Lion Country Safari in Irvine, California and turned on game warden Lee Keaton, crushing his Skull and killing him instantly. (Misty had attacked a handler, David Wilson, just three weeks earlier, who survived.)

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Previously recorded as two different elephants, merged with nr 12713 on 2022--03-22:
Records about Misty from Bob Cline

MISTY 1964 - Born in India Stud # 295
Female Asian 1967 - imported by Gene Holter
leased to other groups. ( Kelton - Remo Cristiani )
1975 - back to Gene Holter
1976 to 1983 - Ralph Hefner Animal Ranch in Ca.
1983 to 1985 - Lion Country Safari
1983 - July 24th - Killed head Game Warden
1985 to 1988 - Toby Tyler Circus
1988 to 2004 - Hawthorn Circus Corp.
2004 - Elephant Sanctuary in Holenwald, TN. ( Nov. 17, 2004 )
2004 to Present - Elephant Sanctuary
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".


Records about Misty from Bob Cline

1969 - Owned By Mr. Kelton in Vermont
1970 - with Remo Cristiani
1971 - Owned By Mr. Kelton in Vermont
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Misty, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1463. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories2016 deaths | 1964 births | Born in India | 1965 captures | 1967 imports | Elephants from Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) | United States | Mankillers | Asian elephants


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