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

Biography
♂ Romeo
Identification
SSP nr343
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 31 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 1993-01-10 captive-born
Birth place: in Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus - Retirement Farm
Parents: ♂ Petely (Pete) x ♀ Alana
Offspring
Total: 7 babies
1. Born 2003-12-05
(dead † 2004-08-05)		♂ Riccardo SSP id: 549
2. Born 2006-04-06♀ Mable SSP id: 644
3. Born 2012-08-13♀ Piper Local id: 24 SSP id: 739
4. Born 2012-12-15
(dead † 2016)		♂ Nate SSP id: 744
5. Born 2013-06-27
(dead † 2015-01-25)		♂ Mike SSP id: 765
6. Born 2021-10-21♂ Brazos SSP id: 00
7. Born 2023-02-23♂ Travis SSP id: 00
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Fort Worth Zoo, in United States
Date of arrival
2015-06-00Fort Worth Zoo
from Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus - Retirement Farm
1995-00-00Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus - Retirement Farm
from Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit)
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit)
from Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus - Retirement Farm
Record history
History of updates2022-10-22
Latest document update2021-01-10 10:50:52
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Biography

Romeo is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Fort Worth Zoo, in United States.

Romeo arrived in 2015-06-00 to the Fort Worth Zoo, relocated from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus - Retirement Farm, in United States.


Social

Romeo lives together with 7 other elephants at the Fort Worth Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. ♀ Angel born 1988-12-30
  2. ♀ Belle (Bluebelle) born 2013-07-07
  3. ♀ Bluebonnet born 1998-12-16
  4. ♂ Brazos born 2021-10-21
  5. ♂ Colonel Tusk (Boy) born 1991-04-04
  6. ♀ Rasha born 1971
  7. ♂ Travis born 2023-02-23

Offspring

Total: 7 babies

  1. (M) 2003-12-05 -- † 2004-08-05 Riccardo SSP id: 549
  2. (F) 2006-04-06 Mable SSP id: 644
  3. (F) 2012-08-13 Piper Local id: 24 SSP id: 739
  4. (M) 2012-12-15 -- † 2016 Nate SSP id: 744
  5. (M) 2013-06-27 -- † 2015-01-25 Mike SSP id: 765
  6. (M) 2021-10-21 Brazos SSP id: 00
  7. (M) 2023-02-23 Travis SSP id: 00


Origin

Romeo was born captive-born 1993-01-10 at Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus - Retirement Farm.

Parentage

Parents of Romeo are: ♂ Petely (Pete) (father) and ♀ Alana (mother).

Siblings through the father Petely (Pete):

  1. 1992-12-30(F) Juliet (Juliette)

Siblings through the mother Alana:

  1. 1997-05-08(M) Doc
  2. 2002-03-05(F) Asha
  3. 2005-06-01(M) Irvin
  4. 2010-04-03(F) April

Pedigree

Romeos ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Romeo

Sire (f):
Petely (Pete)

Born: 1966

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Alana

Born: 1976

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Romeo, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Fort Worth Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 8 October 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2396. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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