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Sneezy

54 Years old | male | Asian | wild
Tulsa Zoo (Tulsa, OK)

Sneezy is a wild-born Asian elephant who has spent nearly his entire life in captivity after being torn from his family in Thailand as a baby. In the early 1970s, he was one of several calves captured from the wild, likely from the same herd, and exported to the United States for exploitation. He was held at Lion Country Safari in California, where the calves were given names from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Among those captured with him was Happy, now imprisoned at the Bronx Zoo. Sneezy and the other calves were soon separated and sent to different facilities across North America. In 1977, when he was still only a young elephant, Sneezy was transferred to the Tulsa Zoo and has remained there ever since.

Achara

11 Years old | Oklahoma

Achara is a captive-born Asian elephant currently held at the Oklahoma City Zoo in Oklahoma City, OK. Achara is confined with 7 other elephants, who all suffer from their facility’s lack of sufficient space and from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.

Ajani

25 Years old | Ohio

Ajani is an African elephant currently held at the Toldeo Zoo & Aquarium in Toledo, OH. He was born in captivity 23 years ago. Ajani is confined with 3 other elephants, who all suffer from their facility’s lack of sufficient space and from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.

Alana

51 Years old | Florida

Alana is a wild-born Asian elephant currently held at the White Oak Conservation in Yulee, FL. She is confined with 32 other elephants, who all suffer in captivity from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.

Albert

27 Years old | New Mexico

Albert is an Asian elephant currently held at the Albuquerque Biological Park in Albuquerque, NM. He was born in captivity 25 years ago. Albert is confined with 3 other elephants, who all suffer from their facility’s lack of sufficient space and from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.

Ali

35 Years old | Florida

Ali is an African elephant currently held at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in Jacksonville, FL. He was born in the wild 32 years ago. Ali is confined with 2 other elephants, who all suffer from their facility’s lack of sufficient space and from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.

Alice

41 Years old | Rhode Island

Alice is an African elephant currently held at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, RI. She was born in the wild 38 years ago. Alice is confined with 2 other elephants, who all suffer from their facility’s lack of sufficient space and from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.

Alice

52 Years old | New Mexico

Alice is an Asian elephant currently held at the Albuquerque Biological Park in Albuquerque, NM. She was born in the wild 49 years ago. Alice is confined with 3 other elephants, who all suffer from their facility’s lack of sufficient space and from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.

Amahle

16 Years old | California

Amahle is an African elephant currently held at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo in Fresno, CA. She was born in the wild and imported to the US in 2016. Amahle is confined with 4 other elephants, who all suffer from their facility’s lack of sufficient space and from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors. She gave birth to her son, Davu, in August 2024.

Amandra

2 Years old | Nebraska

Amandra is an African elephant currently held at the Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium in Omaha, NE. She was born in captivity this year. Amandra is confined with 9 other elephants, who all suffer from their facility’s lack of sufficient space and from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.

Anak

22 Years old | Ohio

Anak is a captive-born Asian elephant currently held at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in Cincinnati, OH. She is confined with 7 other elephants, who all suffer from their facility’s lack of sufficient space and from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.

Angel

38 Years old | Texas

Angel is an Asian elephant currently held at the Fort Worth Zoological Park in Ft. Worth, TX. She was born in captivity 35 years ago. Angel is confined with 8 other elephants, who all suffer from their facility’s lack of sufficient space and from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.

Angelica

28 Years old | Florida

Angelica is a captive-born Asian elephant currently held at the White Oak Conservation in Yulee, FL. She is confined with 32 other elephants, who all suffer in captivity from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.

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