Tess an Asian elephant at Houston Zoo

♀ Tess
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 39 years old
Id numberSSP Number: (288)
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1981 wild
Birth place:
Offspring
Total: 6 babies
1. Born 1998-07-30
(dead † 1999-03-22)		♀ Annie SSP id: 510
2. Born 2005-05-12♂ Tucker SSP id: 632
3. Born 2010-10-03♀ Tupelo SSP id: 735
4. Born 2014-06-30
(dead † 2014-06-30)		⚪ fetus (twin) SSP id: 761
5. Born 2014-06-30
(dead † 2014-06-30)		⚪ fetus (twin) SSP id: 762
6. Born 2018-06-17♀ Tilly SSP id: 00
Locations
Present / last location:Houston Zoo, in United States
Date of Arrival
2008-09-12Houston Zoo
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)
Document updated2010-02-09: Pregnant, Text RE
2014-06-11: pregnant
2018-05-11: reported pregnant
2018-07-01: not pregnant
Random literature
Description

Location

Tess is a Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), living in Houston Zoo, in United States.

Tess arrived in Houston Zoo 2008-09-12, relocated from Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson), in United States.

In Houston Zoo, Tess lives together with 10 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

  1. ♂ Thai (Thailand) born 1965
    2. ,
  2. ♀ Methai (Me Thai) born 1969
    3. ,
  3. ♀ Shanti born 1990-10-11
    4. ,
  4. ♂ Tucker born 2005-05-12
    5. ,
  5. ♂ Baylor born 2010-05-04
    6. ,
  6. ♀ Tupelo born 2010-10-03
    7. ,
  7. ♂ Duncan born 2014-02-08
    8. ,
  8. ♀ Joy born 2017-07-12
    9. ,
  9. ♀ Tilly born 2018-06-17
    10. ,
  10. ♂ Nelson born 2020-05-12
    11. , (see detailed list).

Offspring

  1. (F) 1998-07-30 -- † 1999-03-22 Annie SSP id: 510
  2. (M) 2005-05-12 Tucker SSP id: 632
  3. (F) 2010-10-03 Tupelo SSP id: 735
  4. () 2014-06-30 -- † 2014-06-30 fetus (twin) SSP id: 761
  5. () 2014-06-30 -- † 2014-06-30 fetus (twin) SSP id: 762
  6. (F) 2018-06-17 Tilly SSP id: 00

Origin

Tess was born wild 1981.


Comments / pictures

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, Dan, (2020). Tess, an Asian at Houston Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 3 December 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1756. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:


Links

Internal relevant links

External relevant links (Opens in new window)

    Search more on the web for Tess


    Categories1981 births | Born in Malaysia | Breeding cows | Elephants from Houston Zoo | United States | Asian elephants


    This document was updated: 2020-10-18 06:25:24


    Elephant Encyclopedia and database
    ELEPHANT
    ENCYCLOPEDIA
    Established 1995
    ELEPHANT
    DATABASE
    Established 2006
    Search for keywords
    Your ip: 3.238.147.211