Jenny (Gertie, GOP)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
African Lion Safari (Ontario) in Canada

Biography

♀ Jenny (Gertie, GOP)

Identification

SSP nr	313

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 59 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1966-08 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1967
Imported:	1968
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	African Lion Safari (Ontario), in Canada

Date of arrival

1998-06-25	African Lion Safari (Ontario) from Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson)

1987-08-05	Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson) from Honolulu Zoo

1986-04-23	Honolulu Zoo from Trunk and Hump ( Martin Dinnes, Steve Martin )

	Trunk and Hump ( Martin Dinnes, Steve Martin ) from Safari Enterprises (Larry Johnson)

1973-00-00	Safari Enterprises (Larry Johnson) from Sacramento Zoo

1968-10-06	Sacramento Zoo 1968-10-06 from Harrods

Record history
History of updates	2009-11-26: Previous locations, Birth, SSP RE 2012-06-06: Previous locations, Name RE 2013-07-05: Previous locations RE

Latest document update	2018-04-29 16:32:27
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Biography

Jenny (Gertie, GOP) is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the African Lion Safari (Ontario), in Canada.

Jenny (Gertie, GOP) arrived in 1998-06-25 to the African Lion Safari (Ontario), relocated from the Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson), in United States.

Social

Jenny (Gertie, GOP) lives together with 14 other elephants at the African Lion Safari (Ontario): (detailed list)

Origin

Jenny (Gertie, GOP) was born wild 1966-08, captured 1967 . and imported 1968

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Jenny (Gertie, GOP), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at African Lion Safari (Ontario) in Canada. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1731. (archived at the Wayback machine)