Booper
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Tulsa Zoo in United States

Biography

♀ Booper

Alternative name:	Betty Boop

Identification

SSP nr	336

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 53 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1972 wild
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Tulsa Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2020-11-02	Tulsa Zoo from Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary

1991-01-06	Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary from Circus Vargas

1979-00-00	Circus Vargas from Rex Williams

	Rex Williams from Derrick Rosaire

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2020-11-05 23:20:50
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Biography

Booper is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Tulsa Zoo, in United States.

Booper arrived in 2020-11-02 to the Tulsa Zoo, relocated from the Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, in United States.

Social

Booper lives together with 4 other elephants at the Tulsa Zoo: (detailed list)

♀ Connie born 1973
♂ Hank born 1988-01-16
♂ Sneezy born 1973
♀ Sookie (Sooky) born 1972

Origin

Booper was born wild 1972.

Comments / pictures

Records about Booper from Bob Cline

Betty Boop (Booper), Female Asian
1972 - Born in Asia
1972 to 1979 - in a Zoo
1979 to 1991 - Circus Vargas
1991 to Present - Riddle's Elephant Sanctuary
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

Booper on elephant-news.com

Booper is mentioned on Elephant News:

Articles where Booper is mentioned on elephant-news.com
Date	Links which opens in new window
2020-11-03	Tulsa zoo welcomes new asian elephant, giraffe and white rhino - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Booper, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Tulsa Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1706. (archived at the Wayback machine)