Luke (Sabu)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Two Tails Ranch in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Luke (Sabu)  dead elephant


Identification
SSP nr261
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 37 years old
Origin
Born:* 1985-11-24 captive-born
Birth place: in Roman Schmitt Busch Garden
Parents: ♂ Vance (Matt) x ♀ Tilly
Death
Dead: †2022-11-00
Death reason: unknown: heart condition?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Two Tails Ranch, in United States
Date of arrival
1990-06-28Two Tails Ranch
from Lowry Park Zoo
1986-10-13Lowry Park Zoo
from Lowry Park Zoo
Lowry Park Zoo
from Roman Schmitt Busch Garden
Record history
History of updates2009-01-23: Management
2009-11-27: Castrated, Previous locations
2023-02-16: Updated as dead
Latest document update2023-02-16 20:51:29
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† Luke (Sabu) is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2022-11-00 at Two Tails Ranch, in United States, . Official death reason described as heart condition?.

Origin

Luke (Sabu) was born captive-born 1985-11-24 at Roman Schmitt Busch Garden.

Parentage

Parents of Luke (Sabu) are: ♂ Vance (Matt) (father) and ♀ Tilly (mother).

Siblings through the father Vance (Matt):

  1. 1983-09-09(M) Big Boy
  2. 1983-11-23(F) Targa
  3. 1984-02-02 -- † 2023-02-00? (M) Smokey (Rhani, Ronnie)
  4. 1987-01-22(M) Bo
  5. 1987-04-02 -- † 2006 (M) Ceasar
  6. 1987-10-10 -- † 2009-05-15 (M) Ned (Indy, India)
  7. 1988-01-16(M) Hank
  8. 1988-12-30(F) Angel
  9. 1989-07-21 -- † 1989-07-21 (M) stillborn
  10. 1989-08 -- † 1989-08 (M) stillborn
  11. 1990-04-13(F) Karnaudi
  12. 1991-01-06 -- † 1999-04-21 (F) Belle
  13. 1991-12-19 -- † 2016-12-26 (M) Benny (Dumbo)
  14. 1992-04-04(F) Baby
  15. 1992-04-17 -- † 2006-01--31 (F) Maya (Sammi, Sami, Samuel R II)
  16. 1992-05-25(M) Tommy (Mickey)
  17. 1992-10-17 -- † 1992-10-17 (F) stillborn
  18. 1994-08-19 -- † 1998 (M) Kenny (Kenneth)
  19. 1994-10-29(F) Bonnie
  20. 1995-02-03 -- † 1999-07-26 (M) Benjamin
  21. 1995-02-19(F) Shirley
  22. 1996-01-01(F) Kelly Ann

Pedigree

Luke (Sabu)s ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Luke (Sabu)

Sire (f):
Vance (Matt)

Born: 1963
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Dame m:
Tilly

Born: 1960
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Comments / pictures

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Luke (Sabu), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Two Tails Ranch in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 13 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1871. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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