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

Biography
♂ Billy
Billy, the Los Angeles Zoos bull Asian elephant, was moved 2010-11-04 morning into a newly completed section of the zoo
Billy, the Los Angeles Zoos bull Asian elephant, was moved 2010-11-04 morning into a newly completed section of the zoo

Alternative name: Babar

Identification

SSP nr309

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 40 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 1985 wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Tulsa Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2025-05-20Tulsa Zoo
from Los Angeles Zoo

1994-07-22Los Angeles Zoo
from Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson)

1993-09-23Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson)
from Los Angeles Zoo

Record history
History of updates2010-11-07: Billy moved to new facility
2011-03-22: Management RE

Latest document update2024-04-04 12:59:12
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Biography


Billy is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Tulsa Zoo, in United States.

Billy arrived in 2025-05-20 to the Tulsa Zoo, relocated from the Los Angeles Zoo, in United States.


Social

Billy lives together with 6 other elephants at the Tulsa Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. Booper born 1972
  2. Connie born 1973
  3. Hank born 1988-01-16
  4. Sneezy born 1973
  5. Sookie (Sooky) born 1972
  6. Tina born 1966


Origin

Billy was born wild 1985 at Asia unspecified location.


Comments / pictures


Contradictory records:

The North American Regional Studbook for the Asian Elephant lists Billy as relocated to Have Trunk Will Travel between 1993 and 1994, but this is incorrect, according to Los Angeles Zoo.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Billy, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Tulsa Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1738. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Nicholas Gutierrez, Los Angeles Zoo research volunteer

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