Rosie (Rosy) an African savanna elephant at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)

☨ ♀ 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 date:	† 2016-12-31
Death reason:	euthanised: collapsed and could not rise
Locations
Present / last location:	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

2015-09-00	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) from Nashville Zoo Nashville Zoo 2010-11-05 from Jackson Zoological Garden Jackson Zoological Garden 1977-03-06 from Circus Vargas Circus Vargas 1976-10-27 from Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens 1976-06-30 from Largo Wild Life Preserve

Document updated	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
Random literature

Description

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

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 listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Rosie (Rosy), an African savanna elephant at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 8 May 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5671. (archived at the Wayback machine)