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Encyclopedia > Elephant Sanctuary

The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee, was founded in 1995 as the United States' first elephant refuge, recreating a natural habitat for sick, old, and/or needy elephants. Hohenwald is a city located in Lewis County, Tennessee. ... State nickname: Volunteer State Other U.S. States Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis (largest metropolitan area is Nashville) Governor Phil Bredesen (D) Official languages English Area 109,247 km² (36th)  - Land 106,846 km²  - Water 2,400 km² (2. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Genera and Species Loxodonta Loxodonta cyclotis Loxodonta africana Elephas Elephas maximus Elephas recki (extinct) Stegodon (extinct) Deinotherium (extinct) Mammuthus (extinct) Elephantidae (the elephants) is the only extant family in the order Proboscidea. ...


The inspiration for the sanctuary was founder Carol Buckley's elephant Tarra.


Currently, the Elephant Sanctuary has eight Asian elephants and three African elephants. In November 2004, it became home to two Asian elephants named Lota and Misty. They came from the Hawthorn Corporation, now widely known for providing poor care for its elephants. Lota died in February 2005 of advanced tuberculosis. Binomial name Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 The Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) is a species of elephant formerly known as the Indian Elephant. ... Binomial name Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797) The African Savannah Elephant (Loxodonta africana) is the best-known and larger of the two African elephants. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Tuberculous lungs show up on an X-ray image Tuberculosis is an infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (miliary TB), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ...


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