Amy
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Amy
Amy. Riddle's Elephant Sanctuary 08/2004. Photo: ï¿½ Ryan Easley

Identification

SSP nr	465

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 30 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1987 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1987
Death
Dead:	†2017-12-12
Death reason:	euthanised: torn ligament in her right elbow
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 2007-12-08 (dead † 2019-02-09)	♀ Miss Bets SSP id: 560
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens, in United States

Date of arrival

2015-05-00	Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens from Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary

2004-05-22	Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary from Woodcocks’s elephant act

1992-00-00	Woodcocks’s elephant act from Bob Norris

Record history
History of updates	2009-09-03:Text, Image RE 2011-03-13:Arrival RE 2015-12-29:transfer 2018-02-28: dead

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
Google map

† Amy is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2017-12-12 at Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens, in United States, . Official death reason described as torn ligament in her right elbow.

Affiliated people

1: William "Buckles" Woodcock (owner from 1992 to 2004)

Offspring

Total: 1 babies

(F) 2007-12-08 -- † 2019-02-09 Miss Bets SSP id: 560

Origin

Amy was born wild 1987, captured 1987 .

Comments / pictures

Amy is the star of the book The Cowboy and His Elephant by Malcolm MacPherson. She had been originally trained by Army MaGuire for Buckles Woodcock.

2017-12-12: Zoo officials said Amy was euthanized humanely Monday after nearly two years of medical treatment in an effort to repair a torn ligament in her right elbow. Despite the treatments, her health had declined rapidly.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Amy, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 March 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1979. (archived at the Wayback machine)