In 1996, when she was 22, Ruby was shipped to the Tulsa Zoo to mate with a male elephant named Allan (who still lives in Tulsa) and lived in Tulsa for about a year. When she became pregnant in 1997, she was returned to Phoenix.
In 1996, at age 22, Ruby was transported to the Tulsa Zoo to mate with a male elephant named Allan (who still resides in Tulsa) and lived in Tulsa for roughly a year. When she became pregnant in 1997, she was sent back to Phoenix.