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Sookie (Sooky) Biography
♀ Sookie (Sooky) Identification SSP nr 159 Description Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) Sex and age: Female ♀ 53 years old Body weight: 4090.91
kg, 9000.00
lbs Management: Protected contact Origin Born: * 1972 wild Birth place:
Capture: 1973 Locations - owners Present / last location: Tulsa Zoo , in United States Date of arrival 1997-06-05 Tulsa Zoo Memphis Zoo Record history History of updates 2020-11-05 Latest document update 2020-10-18 06:25:24 Google map Random literature As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases,
Biography Sookie (Sooky) is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Tulsa Zoo , in United States .
Sookie (Sooky) arrived in 1997-06-05 to the Tulsa Zoo, relocated from the Memphis Zoo , in United States .
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Sookie (Sooky) lives together with 4 other elephants at the Tulsa Zoo:
detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants ♀ Booper born 1972 ♀ Connie born 1973 ♂ Hank born 1988-01-16 ♂ Sneezy born 1973 Origin
Sookie (Sooky) was born wild 1972 , captured 1973 .
Comments / pictures Sneezy and Sooky both arrived at the Overton Park Zoo in Memphis in July 1974. Three years later Sneezy was loaned to the Tulsa Zoo. Sooky joined him on breeding loan in June 1997 after the completion of Tulsa's new elephant facility. She arrived already managed in protected contact.
Reference list References Koehl, Dan, (2025). Sookie (Sooky), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) Tulsa Zoo in United States . Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2437 . (archived at the Wayback machine )Sources used for this article is among others:
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Categories 1972 births | 1973 captures | Elephants from Tulsa Zoo | United States | Asian elephants
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