Shirley
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States

☨ ♀ Shirley

Identification

SSP nr	525

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 73 years old
Body height:	2.74 meter, 9.0 feet
Body weight:	4181.82 kg, 9200.00 lbs
Origin
Born:	* 1948 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2021-02-14
Death reason:	age:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States

Date of arrival

1999-07-06	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) from Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo

1977-09-19	Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo from Carson and Barnes Circus

1969-00-00	Carson and Barnes Circus from Kelly Miller Circus

Record history
History of updates	2011-03-02: Previous locations, SSP, Management, Size, Text RE 2014-05-11: Previous locations, Article RE 2021-02-21: death report

Latest document update	2021-03-05 14:43:55
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Biography

† Shirley is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2021-02-14 at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States, .

Origin

Shirley was born wild 1948.

Comments / pictures

By her death in 2021, Shirley was , at 72 years, regarded as USAs oldest elephant.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2023). Shirley, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 6 December 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1277. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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