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

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Shirley  dead elephant
Identification
SSP nr525
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: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead: †2021-02-14
Death reason: age:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES), in United States
Date of arrival
1999-07-06Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
from Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo
1977-09-19Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo
from Carson and Barnes Circus
1969-00-00Carson and Barnes Circus
from Kelly Miller Circus
Record history
History of updates2021-06-23
Latest document update2025-02-16 09:36:53
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† 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 at Asia unspecified location.


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

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Shirley, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) 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=1277. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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