Tika
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Two Tails Ranch in United States

Biography

♀ Tika

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Two Tails Ranch, in United States

Date of arrival

2009-00-00	Two Tails Ranch from Circus Gatti

1981-00-00	Circus Gatti from Smokey Jones (Robert Jones)

1973-00-00	Smokey Jones (Robert Jones) from Chet Juszyk

Record history
History of updates	2010-09-29: corr prev locations 2018-08-08: transferred Two Tail

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

Tika is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located with the private owner Two Tails Ranch, in United States.

Tika arrived in 2009-00-00 to Two Tails Ranch, relocated from Circus Gatti, in United States.

Social

Tika lives together with 5 other elephants at the private owner Two Tails Ranch: (detailed list)

♀ Asha born 1983
♀ Bunny II born 1972
♀ Marie born 1973
♀ Patty
♀ Shell born 1966

Origin

Tika was born wild .

Comments / pictures

Records about Tika from Bob Cline

TIKA 1972 / 1973 - arrives in US through Chet Juszyk Smokey bought her for $3500.00
Female Asian 1973 to 1975 - Owned By Smokey and his daughter Kari Jones.
1981 to 1987 - American Continental Circus
1988 to Present - Circus Gatti

Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tika, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Two Tails Ranch in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 11 November 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5817. (archived at the Wayback machine)