Willie an African savanna elephant at Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary

☨ ♂ Willie
Willie. Riddle's Elephant Sanctuary. Photo: © Ryan Easley

Identification

SSP nr	184

Description

Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 30 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1979 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1981
Imported:	1984
Freight:	Air, private Boeing 707
Death
Dead date:	† 2009-08-00
Death reason:	euthanised: infection
Offspring
Total: 4 babies

1. Born 2002-01-21	♀ Batir (Skeeter) SSP id: 519

2. Born 2003-04-16 (dead † 2018-12-12)	♂ Max (Maximus) SSP id: 525

3. Born 2007-12-08 (dead † 2019-02-09)	♀ Miss Bets SSP id: 560

4. Born 2008-03-19	♂ Samson SSP id: 561
Locations
Present / last location:	Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, in United States

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

1997-06-20	Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary from Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo) Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo) 1994-03-20 from Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary 1990-12-10 from Nashville Zoo Nashville Zoo 1986-06-00 from Hollywild Animal Park (David Meeks) Hollywild Animal Park (David Meeks) 1986-00-00 from Jumbolair (Arthur Jones)

Document updated	2009-08-29: SSP, Death 2009-09-03: Image
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Description

† Willie is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant, (Loxodonta africana), who died at Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, in United States, of euthanised in 2009-08-00. Official death reason described as infection. (see detailed list).

Offspring

Willie was born wild 1979, captured 1981 . and imported 1984, Air, private Boeing 707

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Willie, an African savanna elephant at Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 14 April 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1712. (archived at the Wayback machine)