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Patty

54 Years old | female | Asian | wild
Bronx Zoo (New York, NY)

Patty is a wild-born Asian elephant currently held captive at the Bronx Zoo in New York, NY. Patty was captured in India when she was three years old and imported to the United States in 1973 with several other young elephants. The Bronx Zoo purchased Patty for $6,000. For over half a century Patty has been confined to the same small, barren enclosure at the zoo.

Tina

55 Years old | Florida

Tina is an Asian elephant currently held at the Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Tampa, FL. She was born in the wild 54 years ago. Tina 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.

Tina

58 Years old | California

Tina is a female Asian elephant who has spent almost the entirety of her life held captive by zoos and circuses in the United States–a world away from the elephant family she was taken from when she was less than a year old. Currently held alone at the Los Angeles Zoo, separated from the other elephant confined there, Tina is suffering greatly from lack of social companions and from being forced to live in a small and barren environment that cannot meet her physical and psychological needs.

Titan

14 Years old | Kansas

Titan is an African elephant currently held at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, KS. He was born in the wild 13 years ago. Titan 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.

Tombi

48 Years old | Indiana

Tombi is an African elephant currently held at the Indianapolis Zoological Society, Inc. in Indianapolis, IN. She was born in the wild 47 years ago. Tombi is confined with 5 other elephants, who all suffer from their facility’s lack of sufficient space and from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.

Tonga

46 Years old | North Carolina

Tonga is an African elephant currently held at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, NC. She was born in the wild 45 years ago. Tonga is confined with 5 other elephants, who all suffer from their facility’s lack of sufficient space and from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.

Tonka

41 Years old | Florida

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

Travis

1 Years old | Texas

Travis is an Asian elephant currently held at the Fort Worth Zoological Park in Ft. Worth, TX. He was born in captivity 0 years ago. Travis 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.

Trong Nhi

21 Years old | District of Columbia

Trong Nhi is an Asian elephant currently held at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, DC. She was born in captivity 20 years ago. Trong Nhi is confined with 6 other elephants, who all suffer from their facility’s lack of sufficient space and from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.

Tsandzikle

14 Years old | California

Tsandzikle is an African elephant currently held at the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, CA. He was born in captivity 13 years ago. Tsandzikle 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.

Tsavo

16 Years old | Florida

Tsavo is an African elephant currently held at the Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Bay Lake, FL. He was born in captivity 15 years ago. Tsavo 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.

Tucker

19 Years old | Texas

Tucker is an Asian elephant currently held at the Houston Zoo in Houston, TX. He was born in captivity 18 years ago. Tucker is confined with 11 other elephants, who all suffer from their facility’s lack of sufficient space and from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.

Tuffy

41 Years old | Maryland

Tuffy is an African elephant currently held at the The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, MD. He was born in the wild 40 years ago. Tuffy 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.

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