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

Biography
♀ Flora


Identification
SSP nr378
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 43 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 1982 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1982
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States
Date of arrival
2004-03-02Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
from Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo)
2001-02-13Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo)
from Circus Flora
1984-03-01Circus Flora
from Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson)
1984-00-00Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson)
from International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)
Record history
History of updates2021-06-23
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Flora is a living Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States.

Flora arrived in 2004-03-02 to the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), relocated from the Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo), in United States.


Social

Flora lives together with 11 other elephants at the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES):

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. 1. ♂ Artie (Aardvark) born 1983
  2. 2. ♀ Billie born 1962
  3. 3. ♀ Debbie born 1971
  4. 4. ♀ Edie born 1983
  5. 5. ♀ Minnie (Packy II, Talli) born 1966
  6. 6. ♀ Nosey (Tiny, Peanut) born 1982
  7. 7. ♂ Osh born 1994-05-24
  8. 8. ♀ Ronnie (Maharani) born 1966
  9. 9. ♀ Sissy (Gerry II) born 1968
  10. 10. ♀ Sukari born 1984
  11. 11. ♀ Tange born 1975


Origin

Flora was born wild 1982, captured 1982 .


Comments / pictures

Attacked Miami Zoo elephant keeper Michael Embury, 31, in 15th of December 2002.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Flora, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1465. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories1982 births | Born in Zimbabwe | 1982 captures | Elephants from Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) | United States | African savanna elephants


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