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

Biography

♀ Billie

Alternative name:	Billy

Identification

SSP nr	290

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 64 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 1962 wild
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States

Date of arrival

2006-02-09	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) from Hawthorn Corporation

1971-00-00	Hawthorn Corporation from Southwick Animal Farms, Inc

Record history
History of updates	2009-11-26: Previous locations, Birth, Name, SSP, Management 2012-03-14: removed note as mankiller 2012-03-14: bought from Southwicks, according to Buckles. 2021-07-04: corrected birth year, 1962 according to SSP studbook. 2023-09-17: Born in Asia

Latest document update	2023-09-17 20:33:02

Biography

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

Billie arrived in 2006-02-09 to the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), relocated from the Hawthorn Corporation, in United States.

Social

Billie lives together with 12 other elephants at the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES): (detailed list)

1 casualties

1993: elephant trainer Roy Wells attacked by Billie. Roy Wells Survived. Wells was attacked twice by Asian elephant Billie who were transferred to "retired/hands off" after the second attempt in 1993. Protected Contact?

Origin

Comments / pictures

1993: Attacked elephants trainer Roy Wells twice, and was "retired/hands off" after the second attempt in 1993.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Billie, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1474. (archived at the Wayback machine)