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

♂ Big Boy


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Alternative name: Roman, Conan
Identification
SSP nr257
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 39 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 - owners
Present / last location:Ostok animal sanctuary, in Mexico
Date of arrival
2021-07-18Ostok animal sanctuary
from Culiacan Zoo
2021-04-07Culiacan Zoo
from Fuentes Gasca Bros circus
1994-12-07Fuentes Gasca Bros circus
from David Blasko
1994-10-20David Blasko
from Marine World Africa (Redwood shores)
1985-09-01Marine World Africa (Redwood shores)
from David Blasko
1985-09-00David Blasko 1985-09-00
from Robert Bobby Moore
1985-02-00Robert Bobby Moore
from Maryland Zoo
1985-02-12Maryland Zoo
from Roman Schmitt Busch Garden
Record history
History of updates2009-11-27: Castrated
2021-04-08: transferred to Culiacan Zoo
2021-07-20: transferred to sanctuary
Latest document update2021-07-19 17:05:55
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Biography

Location

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

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

Big Boy lives together with 1 other elephants at the Ostok animal sanctuary:
  1. ♀ Bireki born 1991-09-16

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

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
  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
  2. 1991-01-06 - † 1999-04-21 (F) Belle
  3. 1994-10-29(F) Bonnie

Pedigree

Big Boys ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Big Boy

Sire (f):
Vance (Matt)

Born: 1963

Sire ff:


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Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
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Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Sid (Sue)

Born: 1964

Sire mf:


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Dame mm:


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Comments / pictures

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

Big Boy in Ostok animal sanctuary
Big boy with David Blasko

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Big Boy, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ostok animal sanctuary in Mexico. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 26 June 2022 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4254. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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