Tess an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at Houston Zoo
| Tess | ID Number: | SSP Number: 288 - |
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| Species: | Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) |
| Sex and age: | Female ♀ 39 years old |
| Management: | Free contact |
| Location: | Houston Zoo |
| Arrival | Houston Zoo 2008-09-12 from Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson) Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson) 2001-06-13 from Denver Zoo Denver Zoo 2001-05-19 from Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson) Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson) 1998-04-01 from African Lion Safari African Lion Safari 1995-02-12 from Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson) Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson) 1993-12-29 from Los Angeles Zoo Los Angeles Zoo 1990-01-14 from Melaka Zoo (Malacca Zoo) |
| Born: | * 1981 wild Malaysia |
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| Document updated | 2010-02-09: Pregnant, Text RE 2014-06-11: pregnant 2018-05-11: reported pregnant 2018-07-01: not pregnant |
| 2008: In September 2008, the Houston Zoo purchased Tess and her son Tucker from Have Trunk Will Travel in Calfornia. 2010: In February 2010, the Houston Zoo announced that two of its female elephants were pregnant. Shanti was due to give birth in the spring and Tess in the fall, both impregnated naturally by the zoo's breeding bull, Thai. 2018-05-11: Tess pregnant, due this summer Reference listKoehl, D., (2020). Tess, an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at Houston Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 September 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1756. (archived at the Wayback machine)Sources used for this article is among others:
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