Tucker
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Houston Zoo in United States

Biography

♂ Tucker
Tucker. Houston Zoo 10/2009. Photo: © Susan Hoss

Identification

SSP nr	632

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 20 years old
Management:	Unknown
Origin
Born:	* 2005-05-12 captive-born
Birth place:	in Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson)

Parents:	♂ Tusko x ♀ Tess
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Houston Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2008-09-12	Houston Zoo from Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson)

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

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

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

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

Social

Tucker lives together with 12 other elephants at the Houston Zoo: (detailed list)

1. ♂ Chuck born 2008-07-15
2. ♀ Joy born 2017-07-12
3. ♀ Kirby born 2024-11-15
4. ♀ Methai (Me Thai) born 1969
5. ♂ Nelson born 2020-05-12
6. ♀ Shanti born 1990-10-11
7. ♂ Teddy born 2021-05-16
8. ♀ Tess born 1981
9. ♂ Thai (Thailand) born 1965
10. ♀ Tilly born 2018-06-17
11. ♀ Tupelo born 2010-10-03
12. ♀ Winnie born 2021-03-10

Origin

Tucker was born captive-born 2005-05-12 at Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson).

Parentage

Parents of Tucker are: ♂ Tusko (father) and ♀ Tess (mother).

Siblings through the father Tusko:

1993-05-02(M) Nikolai
1994-02-27(F) Natasha
2006-12-12 -- † 2010-06-22 (M) JP
2008-08-23(M) Sam (Samudra)
2012-11-30 -- † 2018-11-29 (F) Lily

Siblings through the mother Tess:

1998-07-30 - † 1999-03-22 (F) Annie
2010-10-03(F) Tupelo
2014-06-30 - † 2014-06-30 () fetus (twin)
2014-06-30 - † 2014-06-30 () fetus (twin)
2018-06-17(F) Tilly
2021-05-16(M) Teddy

Pedigree

**Tuckers ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Tucker	Sire (f): Tusko Born: 1971	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Tess Born: 1981	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

In September 2008, Tess and her son Tucker were loaned from Gary Johnson's Have Trunk Will Travel to the Houston Zoo. Tess was slated to return after a breeding loan arrangement. The transfer occured less than a year after the death of two year old Mac from the Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes virus.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tucker, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Houston Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1757. (archived at the Wayback machine)