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

Biography

♂ P.T.

Identification

SSP nr	546

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 23 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2002-05-21 captive-born
Birth place:	in Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation

Parents:	♂ Charlie x ♀ Josky (Patne)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, in United States

Date of arrival

2002-05-21	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

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

P.T. is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, in United States.

P.T. arrived in 2002-05-21 to the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation,

Social

P.T. lives together with 16 other elephants at the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Alana born 1976
2. ♀ Asia (Daisy) born 1968
3. ♀ Baby born 1961
4. ♀ Bangko (Bangkok) born 1976
5. ♂ Barack (Rocky) born 2009-01-19
6. ♀ Cora (Noel) born 1965-12-03
7. ♀ Emma (Wally) born 1971
8. ♂ Gunther born 2001-11-18
9. ♀ Icky II born 1978
10. ♂ Irvin born 2005-06-01
11. ♀ Louie (Lovie, Lovey) born 1966
12. ♂ Ozzie (Osgood) born 1999-08-16
13. ♀ Sally born 1974
14. ♀ Sara born 2001-04-16
15. ♀ Siam II born 1978
16. ♂ Vance (Matt) born 1963

Origin

P.T. was born captive-born 2002-05-21 at Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation.

Parentage

Parents of P.T. are: ♂ Charlie (father) and ♀ Josky (Patne) (mother).

Siblings through the father Charlie:

1997-05-08(M) Doc
1997-06-23(F) Angelica
1999-08-16(M) Ozzie (Osgood)
2001-04-16(F) Sara
2001-11-18(M) Gunther
2002-01-29(F) Rudy
2002-03-05(F) Asha
2005-02 -- † 2005-02 (F) stillborn
2005-04-21(F) Aree
2005-06-01(M) Irvin
2005-07-30 -- † 2005-08-09 (F) Bertha
2008-11-09(F) Sundara
2010-04-03(F) April

Siblings through the mother Josky (Patne):

1984-00-00(F) Luna (Nancy)
1987-10-10 - † 2009-05-15 (M) Ned (Indy, India)
1991-12-19 - † 2016-12-26 (M) Benny (Dumbo)
1995-02-03 - † 1999-07-26 (M) Benjamin

Pedigree

**P.T.s ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
P.T.	Sire (f): Charlie Born: 1973	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Josky (Patne) Born: 1967	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, (2025). P.T., Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2420. (archived at the Wayback machine)