Delrita
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Endangered Ark Foundation in United States

Biography

♀ Delrita

Alternative name:	Del Rita

Identification

SSP nr	675

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 55 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1970 wild
Birth place:
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 1999-03 (dead † 1999-03)	♀ none
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Endangered Ark Foundation, in United States

Date of arrival

	Endangered Ark Foundation from Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary

	Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary from Endangered Ark Foundation

1999-10-03	Endangered Ark Foundation from Dickerson Park Zoo

1999-08-28	Dickerson Park Zoo from Endangered Ark Foundation

1995-00-00	Endangered Ark Foundation from Bucky Steele

	Bucky Steele from Endangered Ark Foundation

	Endangered Ark Foundation from Carson & Barnes Circus

Record history
History of updates	2009-04-11: New elephant RE 2011-01-02: Previous locations, Birth, SSP, Text RE 2011-12-10: Article RE 2023-08-28: Alt name, source

Latest document update	2023-08-28 18:47:21
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Biography

Delrita is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Endangered Ark Foundation, in United States.

Delrita arrived to the Endangered Ark Foundation unknown date, relocated from the Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, in United States.

Social

Delrita lives together with 14 other elephants at the Endangered Ark Foundation: (detailed list)

2. ♀ Alta born 1964-07-11
3. ♂ Cameron Lee born 2020-08-02
4. ♀ Dori Marie born 2015-07-28
5. ♀ Libby
6. ♀ Lilly born 1967
7. ♀ Lisa
8. ♀ Margaret born 1969
9. ♂ Obert born 2003-08-20
10. ♀ Suzy
11. ♂ Tommy (Mickey) born 1992-05-25
12. ♀ Traci born 1970
13. ♀ Val born 2007-04-27
14. ♀ Whimpy born 1970
15. ♀ Zola born 1965

Offspring

Total: 1 babies

(F) 1999-03 -- † 1999-03 none

Origin

Delrita was born wild 1970.

Comments / pictures

Image at ShowMe Elephants: "Photographs From the Son," 12/10/2011

Records about Delrita from Bob Cline

Del Rita, Female Asian
1970 - Born in the wild
1986 to Present - Carson & Barnes Circus
1995 - Bred To BUKE
1997 - due around Dec. 1
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

Del Rita gave birth to a stillborn calf in March 1999. The fetus was in breach position and subsequently died. Del Rita had been bred at Bucky Steele's Ranch in Jefferson, Texas.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Delrita, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Endangered Ark Foundation in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4718. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
"Table 4: Captive Elephants 1988-1999 and Additions to 1980-1988 Records," Elephant, The Publication of the Elephant Research Foundation, Vol 2 No 4, January 2000. p 65-71
https://www.endangeredarkfoundation.org/adopt-an-elephant

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