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

Biography

☨ ♀ 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	2021-06-23

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

Comments / pictures

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

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Shirley, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1277. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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