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Minnie — Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) | mahoot

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Minnie

Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) · United States

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At over 11,000 hefty pounds, Minnie weighs in as our largest Asian elephant at the Sanctuary.<br />
http://www.elephants.com/

Record completeness

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Life history

Born: 1966
Death reason: euthanised: kidney failure
Age (est.): ~59 years
Origin: Wild-caught
Arrived: 2006-01-31

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Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)

United States · Camp

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Transfer history

2006-01-31
Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
from Hawthorn Corporation
1995-00-00
Circus Vargas
from Circus Vargas
1980-00-00
Alberta Game Farm
from Alberta Game Farm

Sources

Wayne Jackson
Ryan Easley, USA
http://www.elephants.com/minnie/minnieBio.php
https://www.wsmv.com/2025/11/25/former-circus-elephant-dies-tennessees-elephant-sanctuary/

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Data from elephant.se (Dan A. J. Koehl), CC BY 4.0. Reformatted for search.