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

♂ Luke (Sabu)


Identification
SSP nr261
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 38 years old
Status:castrated
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1985-11-24 captive-born
Birth place: in Roman Schmitt Busch Garden
Parents: ♂ Vance (Matt) x ♀ Tilly
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
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Location

Luke (Sabu) is a living castrated Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located with the private owner Two Tails Ranch, in United States.

Luke (Sabu) arrived in 1990-06-28 to Two Tails Ranch, relocated from Lowry Park Zoo, in United States.

Luke (Sabu) lives together with 6 other elephants at the private owner Two Tails Ranch:
  1. ♀ Bunny II born 1972
  2. ♀ Marie born 1973
  3. ♀ Patty
  4. ♀ Roxie born 1965
  5. ♀ Shell born 1966
  6. ♀ Tika

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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(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) Tanya
  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)

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Vance (Matt)

Born: 1963

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Tilly

Born: 1960

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Comments / pictures

2007-07-17, Elephant News: Elephants are key part of upcoming circus

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Luke (Sabu), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Two Tails Ranch in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 1 February 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1871. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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