Bertha
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Nugget Casino in United States

1: John Ascuaga (owner from 1962)

Bertha was born wild 1951 at Asia unspecified location, captured 1956 .

Ascuaga bought Bertha in 1962 for $8,000 from a circus museum in Wisconsin.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• "Table 4: Captive Elephants 1988-1999 and Additions to 1980-1988 Records," Elephant, The Publication of the Elephant Research Foundation, Vol 2 No 4, January 2000. p 65-71
  
• https://www.thecircusblog.com/?p=27137

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