Rip
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Six Flags Wild Safari (Six Flags Great Adventure) in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Rip

Identification

SSP nr	88

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 40 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1971 wild
Birth place:
Imported:	1974? by Chipperfield organisation (Chilworth)
Death
Dead:	†2011-11-26
Death reason:	disease: septic peritonitis and colonic rupture due to entroliths
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 1981-11-02 (dead † 2025-09-20)	♀ Ruth SSP id: 168
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Six Flags Wild Safari (Six Flags Great Adventure), in United States

Date of arrival

1974-03-01	Six Flags Wild Safari (Six Flags Great Adventure) from Chipperfield organisation station

Record history
History of updates	2012-10-30:Â dead 2021-09-18: Importer Chipperfield organisation

Latest document update	2021-09-18 08:41:01

† Rip is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2011-11-26 at Six Flags Wild Safari (Six Flags Great Adventure), in United States, . Official death reason described as septic peritonitis and colonic rupture due to entroliths.

Offspring

Total: 1 babies

(F) 1981-11-02 -- † 2025-09-20 Ruth SSP id: 168

Origin

Rip was born wild 1971. and imported 1974? by Chipperfield organisation (Chilworth)

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Rip, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Six Flags Wild Safari (Six Flags Great Adventure) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 March 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3724. (archived at the Wayback machine)