Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Big Boy at Ostok animal sanctuary

♂ Big Boy
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Alternative name:	Roman, Conan

Identification

SSP nr	257

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 38 years old
Status:	castrated
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1983-09-09 captive-born
Birth place:	in Roman Schmitt Busch Garden

Parents:	♂ Vance (Matt) x ♀ Sid (Sue)
Locations
Present / last location:	Ostok animal sanctuary, in Mexico

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

2021-07-18	Ostok animal sanctuary from Culiacan Zoo Culiacan Zoo 2021-04-07 from Fuentes Gasca Bros circus Fuentes Gasca Bros circus 1994-12-07 from David Blasko David Blasko 1994-10-20 from Marine World Africa (Redwood shores) Marine World Africa (Redwood shores) 1985-09-01 from David Blasko David Blasko 1985-09-00 from Robert Bobby Moore Robert Bobby Moore 1985-02-00 from Maryland Zoo Maryland Zoo 1985-02-12 from Roman Schmitt Busch Garden

Document updated	2009-11-27: Castrated 2021-04-08: transferred to Culiacan Zoo 2021-07-20: transferred to sanctuary
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Location

Big Boy is a living castrated Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at Ostok animal sanctuary, in Mexico.

Big Boy arrived Ostok animal sanctuary 2021-07-18, relocated from Culiacan Zoo, in Mexico.

In Ostok animal sanctuary, Big Boy lives as single living elephant at this location (see detailed list).

Origin

Big Boy was born captive-born 1983-09-09 at Roman Schmitt Busch Garden.

Parentage

Parents of Big Boy are: ♂ Vance (Matt) (father) and ♀ Sid (Sue) (mother).

Siblings through the father Vance (Matt):

1983-11-23(F) Targa
1984-02-02(M) Smokey (Rhani, Ronnie)
1985-11-24(M) Luke (Sabu)
1987-01-22(M) Bo (Joe, Kalanan)
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
1995-02-19(F) Shirley
1996-01-01(F) Kelly Ann

Siblings through the mother Sid (Sue):

1987-01-22(M) Bo (Joe, Kalanan)
1991-01-06 - † 1999-04-21 (F) Belle
1994-10-29(F) Bonnie

Pedigree

**Big Boys ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Big Boy	Sire: Vance (Matt) Born: 1963	Sire: Born:	Sire:
		Sire: Born:	Dame:
		Dame: Born:	Sire:
		Dame: Born:	Dame:
	Dame: Sid (Sue) Born: 1964 Dead:	Sire: Born: Dead:	Sire:
		Sire: Born: Dead:	Dame:
		Dame: Born: Dead:	Sire:
		Dame: Born: Dead:	Dame:

Comments / pictures

David Blasko bought from Bobby Moore?
//Joey Ratliff, August 19, 2008, Buckles Blog

Big boy with David Blasko

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Big Boy, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ostok animal sanctuary in Mexico. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 4 August 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4254. (archived at the Wayback machine)