Lady Bird
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Fort Worth Zoo in United States

Biography

♀ Lady Bird

Identification

SSP nr	XXX

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 1 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 2025-08-18 captive-born
Birth place:	in Fort Worth Zoo

Parents:	♂ Romeo x ♀ Bluebonnet
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Fort Worth Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2025-08-18	Fort Worth Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2025-10-07: New record

Latest document update	2025-10-07 14:53:05
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Biography

Lady Bird is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Fort Worth Zoo, in United States.

Lady Bird arrived in 2025-08-18 to the Fort Worth Zoo,

Social

Lady Bird lives together with 8 other elephants at the Fort Worth Zoo: (detailed list)

♀ Angel born 1988-12-30
♀ Belle (Bluebelle) born 2013-07-07
♀ Bluebonnet born 1998-12-16
♂ Brazos born 2021-10-21
♂ Colonel Tusk (Boy) born 1991-04-04
♀ Rasha born 1971
♂ Romeo born 1993-01-10
♂ Travis born 2023-02-23

Origin

The North American Regional Studbook does not yet include this elephant. The database will be updated when it is given a number for the SSP.

Lady Bird was born captive-born 2025-08-18 at Fort Worth Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Lady Bird are: ♂ Romeo (father) and ♀ Bluebonnet (mother).

Siblings through the father Romeo:

2003-12-05 -- † 2004-08-05 (M) Riccardo
2006-04-06(F) Mable
2012-08-13(F) Piper
2012-12-15 -- † 2016 (M) Nate
2013-06-27 -- † 2015-01-25 (M) Mike
2021-10-21(M) Brazos
2023-02-23(M) Travis

Siblings through the mother Bluebonnet:

2013-08-05(M) Bowie
2021-10-21(M) Brazos

Pedigree

**Lady Birds ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Lady Bird	Sire (f): Romeo Born: 1993-01-10 2026-01	Sire ff: Petely (Pete) Born: 1966 2026-01	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Petely (Pete) Born: 1966 2026-01	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Alana Born: 1976 2026-01	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Alana Born: 1976 2026-01	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Bluebonnet Born: 1998-12-16 2026-01	Sire mf: Groucho Born: 1971 2026-01	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Groucho Born: 1971 2026-01	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Rasha Born: 1971 2026-01	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Rasha Born: 1971 2026-01	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Lady Bird was born on Aug. 18. Her mother is 26-year-old Bluebonnet, who was the first elephant calf born in the zoo's history. Her father is named Romeo, and she is a full Sibling to brother Brazos, who is almost 4.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Lady Bird, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Fort Worth Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=17571. (archived at the Wayback machine)