Six Flags Wild Safari (Six Flags Great Adventure) in United States


Six Flags Wild Safari (Six Flags Great Adventure)
Typezoo
Owner
Founded1974
Place Jackson Township
StateNew Jersey
Country United States
Website Website
Directors
Key People
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Elephant managementProtected Contact, since
Head keepers
of elephants		 1974-1978: Gary Hill
(elephant head-keeper)
Elephant keepers -: Donald Bale (elephant keeper)
-: Frank Murrey (elephant keeper)
Record history
History of updates2025-03-17:
Latest document update2025-03-17 19:34:44
Description

Six Flags Wild Safari (Six Flags Great Adventure), in Jackson Township, New Jersey, United States , was founded in 1974

Six Flags Wild Safari (Six Flags Great Adventure) elephants are managed in Protected Contact, since

.

Living elephants

At the Six Flags Wild Safari (Six Flags Great Adventure) lives 7 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)
  1. ♀ Barbara born 1971
  2. ♀ Debbie born 1971
  3. ♀ Joyce born 1983
  4. ♀ Lucy born 1971
  5. ♀ Megu born 1982
  6. ♀ Sheila born 1972
  7. ♀ Tanya born 1969

Comments / pictures1974: In 1974, Gary Hill picked out 25 baby African elephants, 6 males and 19 females, for the opening of Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey: 1. Kwanza(who I am sure I changed her name) 2. Angela, 3. Susan, 4. Phrisca became Gloria, 5. Bongo (M), 6. Kenga (M), 7. Mimi, 8. Rosa, 9. Chobe, 10. Dina, 11. Tessa, 12. Tiki, 13. Richard (M), 14. Rip (M), 15. Boss (M), 16. Kandida, 17. Panya, 18. Debbie, 19. BiBi, 20. Dimiti, 21. Fina, 22. Karuma (M), 23. Maria, and 24. Sandra.


Gary already had them named by the time he got back. I don't remember most of them but a few of them I'll never forget. the smallest one was named Boss, he thought he was king of the hill and as gentle as he could be, he loved being petted and was very playful. One a little bigger was Bongo, he was a lot of fun too, he thought he was in charge. He always threw up his Trunk, ears out, and charge towards you for a few Feet. You could find him pretty easily in the pack because when he ate he would hum and pretty loudly. Panya I won't forget about,she was only about 4 Feet tall but very skiddish. Once while cleaning her pen with her still in it I crossed through by the door and she charged and pinned me with her Trunk.
-Donald Bale



4 of them came from Parc Safari Africa in Canada. Tanya, Targa, Lucy and Bertha. I brought the 25 out of Uganda in April of 74.
-Gary Hill



4 females were added from in in Canada- 25. Tanya, 26. Bertha, 27. Targa, 28. Lucy, making a total of 28 at the New Jersey par

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Koehl, Dan (2025). Six Flags Wild Safari (Six Flags Great Adventure), Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1016. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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