Sheeba
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Manila Zoo (Manila Zoological and Botanical Gardens) in Philippines

Sheeba was born wild at Asia unspecified location.

Sheeba was said to be a former Circus elephant donated to Manila Zoo when it went bankrupt. Some old timers may recognize her as the star of the 80's Salem Bed TVC.

Her keepers and vet called her "The Gentle Giantess", and as seen in some of these photos, that she was. She'd allow her keeper to climb up and sit on her back. At times, she would curl her Trunk and let the keepers sit on it while she rocks him back and forth like a mother cradling her child.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Facebook: Friends of Manila Zoo https://web.facebook.com/Friends-of-Manila-Zoo-145341375546816/

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• More elephants from: Manila Zoo (Manila Zoological and Botanical Gardens)
• More elephants from: Philippines
• More elephants that died: 1994
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• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
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