Betty
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Fasano Zoosafari in Italy

Biography

♀ Betty

Identification


Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 39 years old
Body height:	2.60 meter, 8.5 feet
Body weight:	3500.00 kg, 7700.00 lbs
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 1986 wild
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Fasano Zoosafari, in Italy

Date of arrival

2012-12-14	Fasano Zoosafari from Osnabruck Zoo

2011-02-26	Osnabruck Zoo from Circus Crocofant

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

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

Biography

Betty is a living Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Fasano Zoosafari, in Italy.

Betty arrived in 2012-12-14 to the Fasano Zoosafari, relocated from the Osnabruck Zoo, in Germany.

Social

Betty lives together with 8 other elephants at the Fasano Zoosafari: (detailed list)

Origin

Betty was born wild 1986.

Comments / pictures

In late February 2011, Betty and Miry were retired from Circus Crocofant to Zoo Osnabruck.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Betty, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Fasano Zoosafari in Italy. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4008. (archived at the Wayback machine)