Captive born elephants at Roman Schmitt Busch Garden elephants in United States

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Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Birth	Death date	Parents	Arrival Location
1	† ♀ EM Shirley > SSP id: 382	1995-02-19		Vance (Matt) x Mala	1995-02-19 Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
2	† ♂ EM Benjamin > SSP id: 381	1995-02-03	1999-07-26	Vance (Matt) x Josky (Patne)	1998-00-00 Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit)
3	♀ EM Bonnie > SSP id: 380	1994-10-29		Vance (Matt) x Sid (Sue)	2021-04-00 White Oak Conservation
4	† ♂ EM Kenny (Kenneth) > SSP id: 360	1994-08-19	1998	Vance (Matt) x Minyak	1995-00-00 Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit)
5	† ♀ EM stillborn > SSP id: 733	1992-10-17	1992-10-17	Vance (Matt) x Minyak	1992-10-17 Roman Schmitt Busch Garden
6	♂ EM Tommy (Mickey) > SSP id: 333	1992-05-25		Vance (Matt) x Birka	Endangered Ark Foundation
7	† ♀ EM Maya (Sammi, Sami, Samuel R II) > SSP id: 332	1992-04-17	2006-01--31	Vance (Matt) x Sally	1993-07-09 Bronx Zoo
8	♀ EM Baby > SSP id: 331	1992-04-04		Vance (Matt) x Mala	Beto Carrero World
9	† ♂ EM Benny (Dumbo) > SSP id: 330	1991-12-19	2016-12-26	Vance (Matt) x Josky (Patne)	2002-00-00 Toluca Zoo
10	† ♀ EM Belle > SSP id: 326	1991-01-06	1999-04-21	Vance (Matt) x Sid (Sue)	Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson)
11	† ♂ EM stillborn > SSP id: 357	1989-08	1989-08	Vance (Matt) x Birka	1989-08-00 Roman Schmitt Busch Garden
12	♀ EM Angel > SSP id: 302	1988-12-30		Vance (Matt) x Sally	1999-12-15 Fort Worth Zoo
13	† ♂ EM Ned (Indy, India) > SSP id: 275	1987-10-10	2009-05-15	Vance (Matt) x Josky (Patne)	2008-11-09 Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
14	† ♂ EM Ceasar > SSP id: 274	1987-04-02	2006	Vance (Matt) x Minyak	2001-05-11 Bowmanville Zoo
15	♂ EM Bo > SSP id: 267	1987-01-22		Vance (Matt) x Sid (Sue)	2021-09-23 Elephant Refuge North America (ERNA)
16	† ♂ EM Luke (Sabu) > SSP id: 261	1985-11-24	2022-11-00	Vance (Matt) x Tilly	1990-06-28 Two Tails Ranch
17	† ♂ EM Smokey (Rhani, Ronnie) > SSP id: 260	1984-02-02	2023-02-00?	Vance (Matt) x Mala	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
18	♀ EM Targa > SSP id: 258	1983-11-23		Vance (Matt) x Birka	2011-11-09 Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo)
19	♂ EM Big Boy > SSP id: 257	1983-09-09		Vance (Matt) x Sid (Sue)	2021-07-18 Ostok animal sanctuary

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Facts about Captive born elephants at Roman Schmitt Busch Garden elephants in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 12 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=337 (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Latest update	Name of elephant	Source (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2021-09-10	Bo:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7735 • https://elephantaidinternational.org/bo-media-page/
2021-04-08	Big Boy:	• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2008/08/from-joey-ratliff.html • https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/trasladan-zoologico-de-culiacan-elefante-de-circo-en-jalisco • https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/el-elefante-rescatado-big-boy-ya-duerme-en-su-nuevo-hogar-en-culiacan
2020-10-05	Angel :	• https://web.archive.org/web/20180912173752/http://www.showmeelephants.com/2013/07/sparks-casino-angel.html
2018-03-16	Benny (Dumbo):	• Nestor Manturana • Mike Swain, Progressive Pachyderms • Ryan Easley, USA • Confisca Profepa animales a zoolï¿½gico de Zacango, 2006-08-21 • Buckles Web Log, From Mike Swain #1, 2007-11-28 • Elephant in Trouble After Illegally Going Into Mexico, 2001-02-01 • http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/metropoli/edomex/2016/12/26/muere-elefante-benny-en-parque-ecologico-ehecatl-en-ecatepec#.WGUizvOCUxc.facebook
2016-12-30	Bonnie:	• Ryan Easley, USA • "Its A Boy! The 22nd Calf Born into the Ringling Bros.ï¿½ Conservation and Breeding Program," Elephant-News.com, 2009-01-27 • "Baby Barack, the elephant, will not appear at circus stop in Birmingham," Elephant-News.com, 2010-01-26
2012-02-22	Kenny (Kenneth):	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • http://www.circuses.com/ringling-complaint1.asp
2012-02-21	Benjamin:	• Ryan Easley, USA • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2011-04-20	Smokey (Rhani, Ronnie):	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2011/04/to-richard-reynolds.html
2010-12-19	Baby:	• Nestor Maturana • Ryan Easley, USA • https://www.metropoles.com/brasil/elefanta-baby-beto-carrero • https://elefanten-fotolexikon.eu/profile/amerika/brasilien/penha-beto-carrero-world/baby-tanya/?lang=EN
2010-11-14	stillborn:	• Ryan Easley, USA
2009-11-27	Tommy (Mickey):	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2009-05-17	Ned (Indy, India):	• Ryan Easley, USA • The Elephant Sanctuary, Ned's Diary • The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Middle Tennessee Acquires Confiscated Elephant Bull Ned, 2008-11-09 • PAWS Agrees to Build Permanent Home for Seized Bull Elephant Ned, 2008-11-12 • Buckles Web Log, Big Apple Rehearsals/Walden NY, 2006-01-21 • Buckles Web Log, To Karen G, 2006-02-03 • Buckles Web Log, Pictures from Barbara #9, 2007-03-31 • Buckles Web Log, Training Baby Elephants #8, 2008-01-11 • Buckles Web Log, Training Baby Elephants #9, 2008-01-11
2009-04-29	Ceasar:	• Buckle's Web Log, Recent pictures from Mr. Von Gilsa #4
2008-01-03	Shirley:	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2007-06-20	Maya (Sammi, Sami, Samuel R II):	• Richard Chiger

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