Rosie (Rosy)
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Rosie (Rosy)

Identification

SSP nr	71

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 47 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1969 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1971
Imported:	1971
Death
Dead:	†2016-12-31
Death reason:	euthanised: collapsed and could not rise
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States

Date of arrival

2015-09-00	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) from Nashville Zoo

2010-11-05	Nashville Zoo from Jackson Zoological Garden

1977-03-06	Jackson Zoological Garden from Circus Vargas

1976-10-27	Circus Vargas from Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

1976-06-30	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens from Largo Wild Life Preserve

Record history
History of updates	2010-04-19:ï¿½New elephant RE 2010-08-29:ï¿½corrected birth place 2010-11-10:ï¿½transfer 2011-04-07:ï¿½Previous location RE 2017-01-05: dead

Latest document update	2018-04-29 16:32:27

† Rosie (Rosy) is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2016-12-31 at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States, . Official death reason described as collapsed and could not rise.

Origin

Rosie (Rosy) was born wild 1969, captured 1971 . and imported 1971

Comments / pictures

In 2008, Juno and Rosy were weighed on portable truck scales borrowed from the Mississippi Department of Transportation. 28 year old Juno weighed 8300 pounds while 37 year old Rosy weighed 8650 pounds.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Rosie (Rosy), African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5671. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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