Roma
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Two Tails Ranch in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Roma

Identification

SSP nr	191

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 44 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1960 wild
Birth place:
Imported:	1963
Death
Dead:	†2004-10-08
Death reason:	euthanised: osteoarthritis, Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Two Tails Ranch, in United States

Date of arrival

	Two Tails Ranch from Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit)

1969-00-00	Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit) from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2021-09-18 11:07:22
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† Roma is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2004-10-08 at Two Tails Ranch, in United States, . Official death reason described as osteoarthritis, Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).

Origin

Roma was born wild 1960. and imported 1963

Comments / pictures

Imported together with Kernaudi in 1963.

Records about Roma from Bob Cline

ROMA 1960 - Born in the wild Stud # 191
Female Asian 1963 - to RBBB
1963 to 2004 - RBBB
Died - Oct. 8, 2004
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Roma, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Two Tails Ranch in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3047. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

RBBB 1951 #2, Buckles Web Log, 2007-10
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants

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