Shirley
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation in United States

☨ ♀ Shirley

Identification

SSP nr	382

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 1995-02-19 captive-born
Birth place:	in Roman Schmitt Busch Garden

Parents:	♂ Vance (Matt) x ♀ Mala (Lalea)
Death
Dead:	†After 2016
Death reason:	unknown:
Offspring
Total: 3 babies

1. Born 2003-12-05 (dead † 2004-08-05)	♂ Riccardo SSP id: 549

2. Born 2006-04-06	♀ Mable SSP id: 644

3. Born 2012-08-13	♀ Piper Local id: 24 SSP id: 739
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, in United States

Date of arrival

1995-02-19	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

1998-00-00	Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation

1995-00-00	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation from Roman Schmitt Busch Garden

Record history
History of updates	2023-02-22: Updated as dead

Latest document update	2023-02-22 15:34:35
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Biography

† Shirley is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, in United States, .

Offspring

(M) 2003-12-05 -- † 2004-08-05 Riccardo SSP id: 549
(F) 2006-04-06 Mable SSP id: 644
(F) 2012-08-13 Piper Local id: 24 SSP id: 739

Origin

Shirley was born captive-born 1995-02-19 at Roman Schmitt Busch Garden.

Parentage

Parents of Shirley are: ♂ Vance (Matt) (father) and ♀ Mala (Lalea) (mother).

Siblings through the father Vance (Matt):

1983-09-09(M) Big Boy
1983-11-23(F) Targa
1984-02-02 -- † 2023-02-00? (M) Smokey (Rhani, Ronnie)
1985-11-24 -- † 2022-11-00 (M) Luke (Sabu)
1987-01-22(M) Bo
1987-04-02 -- † 2006 (M) Ceasar
1987-10-10 -- † 2009-05-15 (M) Ned (Indy, India)
1988-01-16(M) Hank
1988-12-30(F) Angel
1989-07-21 -- † 1989-07-21 (M) stillborn
1989-08 -- † 1989-08 (M) stillborn
1990-04-13(F) Karnaudi
1991-01-06 -- † 1999-04-21 (F) Belle
1991-12-19 -- † 2016-12-26 (M) Benny (Dumbo)
1992-04-04(F) Tanya
1992-04-17 -- † 2006-01--31 (F) Maya (Sammi, Sami, Samuel R II)
1992-05-25(M) Tommy (Mickey)
1992-10-17 -- † 1992-10-17 (F) stillborn
1994-08-19 -- † 1998 (M) Kenny (Kenneth)
1994-10-29(F) Bonnie
1995-02-03 -- † 1999-07-26 (M) Benjamin
1996-01-01(F) Kelly Ann

Siblings through the mother Mala (Lalea):

1984-02-02 - † 2023-02-00? (M) Smokey (Rhani, Ronnie)
1988-01-16(M) Hank
1992-04-04(F) Tanya
2001-11-18(M) Gunther
2005-04-21(F) Aree

Pedigree

**Shirleys ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Shirley	Sire (f): Vance (Matt) Born: 1963	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Mala (Lalea) Born: 1970	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2023). Shirley, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 3 December 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2399. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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