Big Boy an Asian elephant at Culiacan Zoo

♂ Big Boy


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Alternative name:Roman, Conan
Identification
SSP nr257
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:Culiacan Zoo, in Mexico
Date of Arrival
(Presently sometimes errors!)
2021-04-07Culiacan Zoo
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 updated2009-11-27: Castrated
2021-04-08: transferred to Culiacan Zoo
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Description

Location

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

Big Boy arrived Culiacan Zoo 2021-04-07, relocated from Fuentes Gasca Bros circus, in Mexico.

In Culiacan Zoo, 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):

  1. 1983-11-23(F) Targa
  2. 1984-02-02(M) Smokey (Rhani, Ronnie)
  3. 1985-11-24(M) Luke (Sabu)
  4. 1987-01-22(M) Bo (Joe, Kalanan)
  5. 1987-04-02 -- † 2006 (M) Ceasar
  6. 1987-10-10 -- † 2009-05-15 (M) Ned (Indy, India)
  7. 1988-01-16(M) Hank
  8. 1988-12-30(F) Angel
  9. 1989-07-21 -- † 1989-07-21 (M) stillborn
  10. 1989-08 -- † 1989-08 (M) stillborn
  11. 1990-04-13(F) Karnaudi
  12. 1991-01-06 -- † 1999-04-21 (F) Belle
  13. 1991-12-19 -- † 2016-12-26 (M) Benny (Dumbo)
  14. 1992-04-04(F) Tanya
  15. 1992-04-17 -- † 2006-01--31 (F) Maya (Sammi, Sami, Samuel R II)
  16. 1992-05-25(M) Tommy (Mickey)
  17. 1992-10-17 -- † 1992-10-17 (F) stillborn
  18. 1994-08-19 -- † 1998 (M) Kenny (Kenneth)
  19. 1994-10-29(F) Bonnie
  20. 1995-02-03 -- † 1999-07-26 (M) Benjamin
  21. 1995-02-19(F) Shirley
  22. 1996-01-01(F) Kelly Ann

Siblings through the mother Sid (Sue):

  1. 1987-01-22(M) Bo (Joe, Kalanan)
  2. 1991-01-06 - † 1999-04-21 (F) Belle
  3. 1994-10-29(F) Bonnie

Pedigree

Big Boys pedigree:
P I II III

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Vance (Matt)

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Sid (Sue)

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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, an Asian elephant at Culiacan Zoo in Mexico. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 14 May 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4254. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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