Tess
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
J. C. Schulz Inc. in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Tess

Identification

SSP nr	496

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 1981-03-02 captive-born
Birth place:	in Hemmingford Parc Safari

Parents:	♂ Semo x ♀ Mary
Death
Dead:	†
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	J. C. Schulz Inc., in United States

Date of arrival

1982-10-01	J. C. Schulz Inc. from Hemmingford Parc Safari

Record history
History of updates	2021-12-08

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

† Tess is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died at J. C. Schulz Inc., in United States, .

Origin

Tess was born captive-born 1981-03-02 at Hemmingford Parc Safari.

Parentage

Parents of Tess are: ♂ Semo (father) and ♀ Mary (mother).

Pedigree

**Tesss ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Tess	Sire (f): Semo Born: 1969	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Mary Born: 1969	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

The North American Regional Studbook lists this elephant as Lost-to-Follow up, or a "documented animal whose current location is unknown." Elephant.se will assume this elephant is dead until more information is provided or discovered.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tess, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at J. C. Schulz Inc. in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3718. (archived at the Wayback machine)