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

Biography
♀ Debbie
Photo: © Richard Chiger
Photo: © Richard Chiger

Identification

SSP nr406

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 54 years old
Body height: 2.74 meter, 9.0 feet
Body weight: 4718.18 kg, 10380.00 lbs
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1971 wild
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States

Date of arrival

2006-02-07Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
from Hawthorn Corporation

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

1988-00-00Cole Bros. Circus (Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus)
from Ford Brothers Circus

1984-00-00Ford Brothers Circus
from Carson & Barnes Circus

1982-00-00Carson & Barnes Circus
from Cole Bros. Circus (Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus)

Record history
History of updates2011-02-22: Previous locations, Text, Size RE

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

Biography


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

Debbie arrived in 2006-02-07 to the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), relocated from the Hawthorn Corporation, in United States.


Social

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

  1. 1. ♂ Artie born 1983
  2. 2. ♀ Billie born 1962
  3. 3. ♀ Edie born 1983
  4. 4. ♀ Flora born 1982
  5. 5. ♀ Mikki born 1985
  6. 6. ♀ Minnie (Packy II, Talli) born 1966
  7. 7. ♀ Nosey (Tiny, Peanut) born 1982
  8. 8. ♂ Osh born 1994-05-24
  9. 9. ♀ Punch born 1970
  10. 10. ♀ Ronnie (Maharani) born 1966
  11. 11. ♀ Sissy (Gerry II) born 1968
  12. 12. ♀ Sukari born 1984
  13. 13. ♀ Tange born 1975


Origin

Debbie was born wild 1971.


Comments / pictures

Records about Debbie from Bob Cline

Debbie, Female Asian, Stud #406
1971 - born in Asia
1973 to 1981 - Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus
( imported w/ Missy and Omi per Jim Elliott )
1982 to 1983 - Carson & Barnes Circus
1984 to 1987 - Ford Bros. Circus
1988 to 1995 - Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus
( sent to Cuneo's Hawthorn Corp. with Frieda by Beatty-Cole after tearing through a mall in N.J. - 1995 )
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, (2025). Debbie, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 11 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1472. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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