Piper
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
White Oak Conservation in United States

Biography

♀ Piper

Identification

Local id Number	24
SSP nr	739

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 13 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2012-08-13 captive-born
Birth place:	in Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
Birth weight	143.64 kgs, 316.00 lbs

Parents:	♂ Romeo x ♀ Shirley
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	White Oak Conservation, in United States

Date of arrival

2021-04-00	White Oak Conservation from Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Piper is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the White Oak Conservation, in United States.

Piper arrived in 2021-04-00 to the White Oak Conservation, relocated from the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, in United States.

Social

Piper lives together with 13 other elephants at the White Oak Conservation: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Angelica born 1997-06-23
2. ♀ April born 2010-04-03
3. ♀ Aree born 2005-04-21
4. ♀ Asha born 2002-03-05
5. ♀ Bonnie born 1994-10-29
6. ♂ Casey born 1971
7. ♀ Juliet (Juliette) born 1992-12-30
8. ♀ Kelly Ann born 1996-01-01
9. ♀ Luna (Nancy) born 1984-00-00
10. ♀ Mable born 2006-04-06
11. ♀ Masala born 2021-08-25
12. ♀ Tikka born 2022-06-14
13. ♀ Tonka (Barbie) born 1983-08-23

Origin

Piper was born captive-born 2012-08-13 at Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation.

Parentage

Parents of Piper are: ♂ Romeo (father) and ♀ Shirley (mother).

Siblings through the father Romeo:

2003-12-05 -- † 2004-08-05 (M) Riccardo
2006-04-06(F) Mable
2012-12-15 -- † 2016 (M) Nate
2013-06-27 -- † 2015-01-25 (M) Mike
2021-10-21(M) Brazos
2023-02-23(M) Travis

Siblings through the mother Shirley:

2003-12-05 - † 2004-08-05 (M) Riccardo
2006-04-06(F) Mable

Pedigree

**Pipers ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Piper	Sire (f): Romeo Born: 1993-01-10	Sire ff: Petely (Pete) Born: 1966	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Petely (Pete) Born: 1966	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Alana Born: 1976	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Alana Born: 1976	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Shirley Born: 1995-02-19	Sire mf: Vance (Matt) Born: 1963	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Vance (Matt) Born: 1963	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Mala Born: 1970	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Mala Born: 1970	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

It is an honor that the newest addition to our Herd is named for my daughter, the newest member of our family," said Nicole Feld, Executive Vice President of Feld Entertainment and Producer of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey.

Read more here: http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/09/19/4275906/its-a-girl-ringling-bros-and-barnum.html#storylink=cpy

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Piper, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at White Oak Conservation in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=12807. (archived at the Wayback machine)