Favorite Bull Elephants in captivity

[Mr.Ivory]

Here is part 2

1.0 Jackson 1976-00-00 He has a total of 18 calves, mainly female which is absolutely vital for the north American population

1.0 Bulwagi (Peter x Mama) 1981-03-03 He is a great looking bull and a perfect role model to the younger males shaping them into proper bulls without being a aggressive and domineering bull. Source: Summer Fun: A day in the life of a zookeeper

1.0 Maclean 1982-00-00 He is a very handsome bull with a nice sloping skull which is very pleasing, another thing is that all of his offspring share the exact head shape as he does especially Ajani. Source: Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom on Disney+ Sept 25th - The Geek's Blog @ disneygeek.com

1.0 Mabhulane 1990-00-00 There is no mistaking this guy when he comes around. He is very large, has a broad head, and uneven tusks. His left tusk is very short and his right one long. Source: Log In or Sign Up to View

1.0 Shaka 01-01-91 A great looking bull with a nice pair of tusks and just like Bulwagi he is a great role model to the young bulls. Source: Log In or Sign Up to View

1.0 Tusker 01-01-92 He is a well mannered bull showing great assertive behavior without being aggressive towards his cows which is probably the reason why he is used as a savior bull bouncing between facilities, and he is a great father in his time in Wuppertal he showed appropriate behavior with his calves. Source: New bull elephant arrives at Basel Zoo

1.0 Tooth 01-01-92 A good looking bull but he does have a bit of a bad boy streak his aggressive behavior is reason while in Rhenen is the reason why he never got Duna pregnant, but at Wuppertal he has calmed down being a good bull with the herd their. His first calf is set to arrive in 2022. Source: www.zoo-wuppertal.net - Tiernachrichten Mai 2019 aus dem Wuppertaler Zoo

 

[ChIkEn NuGrEt]

My favorite elephant bull at the moment is Colonel at the Fort Worth Zoo you can often see him swimming as he loves the water, in fact, it's not uncommon to see him sleeping in the water.

 

[Dr Bright N04]

I don't really know any bull elephants personally, but for my summer camp, I did get to work with the 5 females at Busch Gardens Tampa and they were really interesting.

 

[Austin the Sengi]

I’m still surprised that no one here on the thread has talked, or even mentioned about 1.0 Ali 02-22-91 at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens yet. Sure, he may not have sired any calves in his life as of late, but as an elephant who was previously owned by the late Michael Jackson himself, escaped out of his enclosure once or twice, (I honestly don’t remember) and finally, for bearing out a single visible tusk on the (left?) side of his face. I definitely think that this bull should be at least worth giving out a mention, here on this thread, at some point in time.​

 

[Sarus Crane]

Ok. I'll admit it. My Thisiam post several days ago probably sparked @Mr.Ivory to create this one.

I have put my favorites in different categories as I have numerous favorites:

My favorite wild African was Satao because of his long nearly perfect tusks.

My favorite captive African is Ali in Jacksonville. Regardless of having only one tusk, he is turning into a magnificent bull and may grow to get as large as Jumbo. Currently, he's started growing again and measures about 10'-10'6".

My favorite historic captive African is Jumbo because of his history and his potential to have grown to record size if he had lived longer.

Now for Asians:

My favorite wild Asian was Raja Gaj because of how big he was and how much he and his companion Kancha resembled the Asian Elephant's closest ancestor Elephas hysudricus.

Currently, my favorite wild Asian bull is Bhim Gaj who was chronicled in Animal Planet's Biggest & Baddest with Niall McCann. He has footprints 22" in diameter and is about 11' tall!



My favorite captive Asian is Dalip in Miami. He was the first Asian bull I can remember seeing in a zoo and thought I was in the Pleistocene. He has a downward sloping back like a mmamoth and really long tusks. He's one of the oldest bulls left in NA and hope he lives to at least 70. Plus, his and Nellie's love story is legendary Every year they look more and more alike. Relationship goals!!!

My 1st favorite historic captive Asian is the great Siam because of his remarkable history. He is I would say the closest thing you could get to comparing an elephant to a founding father. He's fondly remembered, you can see him at the Grand Gallerie de L'Evolution in Paris and eat at a restaurant Le Siam named in his honor at the Paris Zoo. Plus he has his own documentary and books have been written about him for children. Two so far in total. He's an absolute legend! In fact, he is the primary reason I will be visiting Paris again at some time in the future once COVID is done.

My 2nd favorite historic captive Asian is Bolivar who was in Adam Forepaugh's circus and then lived in the Philadelphia Zoo until 1908. Been a fan of his since 2012 and was lucky enough to see his skeleton at the Academy of Natural Sciences several years ago.




Source: https://twitter.com/amjukar/status/1293563745445322753

Runners up of all types living and deceased would be Boy from Kiev Zoo, Spike at Smithsonian's National Zoo, Packy from Oregon, and Willy at Cleveland Zoo.

 

[Mr.Ivory]

How did you know you. You did inspire me to do this thread

 

[Sarus Crane]

How did you know you. You did inspire me to do this thread

It was rather easy. I saw that you included Thisiam and included the same photo I did in my thread.

 

[Mr.Ivory]

It was rather easy. I saw that you included Thisiam and included the same photo I did in my thread.

Very good

 

[Mr.Ivory]

It was rather easy. I saw that you included Thisiam and included the same photo I did in my thread.

I also chose your picture because it was the most recent one I could fine of Thisiam

 

[Zoofan15]

Favourite Historic Bull

My favourite historic bull was an Asian elephant named Rajah, who lived at Auckland Zoo. He arrived as a 13 year old bull in 1930 and initially settled in well, proving good company to the zoo’s female elephant, Jamuna.

Before long, he became difficult to manage and was aggressive to staff and visitors. This lead to the decision in 1936 to shoot him, which was seen as the humane alternative to keeping him permanently in chains.

In retrospect, it’s obvious Rajah’s behaviour was due to musth cycles and Rajah was probably no more unmanageable than any other young bull.

Auckland Zoo made the decision to never hold bulls again and have only held cows ever since. Rajah was stuffed and has been enjoyed by visitors to Auckland’s War Memorial Museum for the last 85 years.

Rajah the Indian Elephant (1917-1936)

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Auckland War Memorial Museum 05/12/2020.

 

[Sarus Crane]

I’m still surprised that no one here on the thread has talked, or even mentioned about 1.0 Ali 02-22-91 at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens yet. Sure, he may not have sired any calves in his life as of late, but as an elephant who was previously owned by the late Michael Jackson himself, escaped out of his enclosure once or twice, (I honestly don’t remember) and finally, for bearing out a single visible tusk on the (left?) side of his face. I definitely think that this bull should be at least worth giving out a mention, here on this thread, at some point in time.​

He escaped once in June 2018. The second time I think you are referring to Archie the zoo's male White Rhino who escaped his exhibit about a decade ago. I see him at least twice a year and has the potential to grow into one of the best-looking African bulls in the US. Right now he seems to be in another growth phase. What is Maclean's height and weight? Is he related to Willy in Cleveland who is 11'? His tusks look like a female's... very skinny.

 

[Mr.Ivory]

He escaped once. The second time I think you are referring to Archie the zoo's male White Rhino who escaped his exhibit about a decade ago. I see him at least twice a year and has the potential to grow into one of the best-looking African bulls in the US. Right now he seems to be in another growth phase. How big is Maclean? His tusks look like a female's... very skinny.

Well Maclean weighs 5 1/2 tons and around 11.5 feet tall

 

[IndianRhino]

I’m still surprised that no one here on the thread has talked, or even mentioned about 1.0 Ali 02-22-91 at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens yet. Sure, he may not have sired any calves in his life as of late, but as an elephant who was previously owned by the late Michael Jackson himself, escaped out of his enclosure once or twice, (I honestly don’t remember) and finally, for bearing out a single visible tusk on the (left?) side of his face. I definitely think that this bull should be at least worth giving out a mention, here on this thread, at some point in time.​

Actually he has sired two calves via AI. He has daughter Zahara of Indianapolis and son Jabali of DAK. Hopefully he sires more in the future!

 

[Sarus Crane]

Well Maclean weighs 5 1/2 tons and around 11.5 feet tall

So he's bigger than Willy!

 

[Mr.Ivory]

So he's bigger than Willy!

My bad I meant 10.5 feet

 

[Mr.Ivory]

Here is part 3

1.0 Bindu 1969-00-00 He is one of the largest bulls Europe, Bindu weighs over five tons and is 3.15 meters high. He has quite the backstory in his time in Port Lympne Bindu broke the neck of his keeper with a single blow of his trunk. He wanted to strangle another nurse with his trunk . His keeper was very lucky and was just able to break free. But at Cologne he was able to settle down and becoming 6 with 5 calves surviving. He was also an excellent sparring partner for Sang Raja when he was younger. Source: the boss

1.0 Luka (Mita x Tisa) 1973-04-13 Luka's weight is given in Benidorm as five tons. Its height is estimated at 315 cm. At least from Port Lympne it is stated that he showed stereotypical behavior there and was often kept away from visitors in his own enclosure. Overall, Luka's life shows a large part of the history of keeping Asian elephants in Europe: Born early in a zoo in Europe, Luka was often out and about, had character problems and had several failures in breeding. Source: Zoo Osnabrück was wurde aus oder was passierte mit?

1.0 Bon 1976-00-00 He is a beautiful bull with a good amount of depigmentation, but he in my opinion to most greatest asset are his tusks which look like a cross between Siam and Billy's tusks. Source: https://www.asianelephant.net/yokohamaka/yokohamaka.htm

1.0 Spike (Dahlip x Seetna) 1981-07-02 He is a massive bull standing 11 feet tall at the shoulder and weighing 6.5 tons he looks very much like his father Dahlip with his sloping back similar to that of a mammoth. Source: The long and storied life of Spike, the Crandon Park Zoo elephant

1.0 Billy 1985-00-00 Their is no doubt in my mind that he is one the most handsome bulls in North America. I saw him in February of 2017. I was 10 back then. And Id seen photos of him but they do him no justice to the majesty when I saw him. I also love him because he was my first elephant in 9 whole years. And at 13,000+ pounds he is one of the largest bulls in North America. Source: Billy the Asian elephant - ZooChat by @Ding Lingwei

1.0 Hank (Vance x Mala) 1988-01-16 A massive bull with non symmetrical tusks. He weighs in at 15,600 pounds and he is not afraid to throw his weight around. Source: Columbus Zoo Asian Elephant celebrates 31st birthday with Pac-Man celebration

 

[Mr.Ivory]

Part 4

1.0 Tonka 1979-00-00 He holds the title of being the largest bull african elephant in North America. As of November 2010, it was announced that Tonka measured 10'4" at the shoulder and weighed 15,000 pounds. Source: Tonka at Knoxville Zoo in United States - Elephant Encyclopedia and Database

1.0 Willy 1978-00-00 At 11 feet tall he holds the Title of being the tallest bull in North America for both African and Asian elephants. Source: African Elephant Crossing brings open-air, immersive environment to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo | wkyc.com

1.0 Tembo 1985-00-00 He is a good looking and unlike most other bulls he is actually quite a clam and relaxed bull. Every calf he produces are very good looking especially Tutume, and Kando. Hopefully he will have more breeding success in Vienna. Source: Unser neuer Elefantenbulle: Tembo! – Tiergarten Schönbrunn

1.0 Tonga 1988-00-00 He is one of the most handsome bulls in Europe with his board head and symmetrical growing tusks. Source: Zoo Dresden: Elefant Tonga erkundet sein Revier

1.0 Ben 1988-00-00 He is a very impressive bull. He has one long tusk and a much shorter one very similar to Ali, with the only difference is his left is much longer then Alis. Source: Manila STV

1.0 Jack 1993-00-00 You mike confuse him for Tusker but unlike Tusker Jack has only sired three calves two of which are still alive. Source: New male elephant arrives at Basel Zoo

 

[OkapiFan]

I gotta go with Csar at the North Carolina Zoo.

 

[Rajang-GOAT]

Just saying how could no one notice Tembo who sired the first ai birth in Europe, Britain's first, and the first initially successful ai birth.

 

[Mr.Ivory]

Just saying how could no one notice Tembo who sired the first ai birth in Europe, Britain's first, and the first initially successful ai birth.View attachment 517422

Well their were other elephants born through AI before Abu in 1999 a female named Patience that the Dickerson Park Zoo gave birth to Haji, the Indianapolis Zoo had two calves in 2000 named Amahle born to Kubwa and a bull named Ajani born to Ivory who currently lives at Sedgwick county zoo