† Big Modoc is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1957 at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in United States, .
Big Modoc was born wild 1900.
The Dancing elephant of the Ringling Bros Show. It seems like Big Modoc is the elephant on the photos in Ralp Helfers book, but according to William Woodcock, its not Ralph Helfers Modoc; The book shows a number of photos of a big, beautiful elephants performing in the spotlights at Madison Square Garden, this is Big Modoc. Unlikely Helfer ever set eyes on this elephant unless he bought a ticket to the show.//Buckles Woodcock "For information on Big Modoc in the "Circus Polka" of 1942, please see my nonfiction picture book about the ballet, BALLET OF THE ELEPHANTS, published in 2006. It's got the true story of this amazing circus performance. The book is the true story of the actual ballet of the elephants. This extravaganza was choreographed by George Balanchine to music by Igor Stravinsky. Big Modoc was the prima ballerina along with Vera Zorina, Balanchine's wife, and 49 other elephants from the circus. It was performed 425 times during the Ringling Brothers circus season of 1942. The book includes black and white photos of the actual event, and it is illustrated by the well-known artist and children's book illustrator, Robert Andrew Parker." //Leda Schubert 2008-08-12 Vermont 1933-10-12 Poisoned at Charlotte, North Carolina. 1935: weight 9180 Lbs, height 7 Feet 10 inches (Chang Reynolds) The height must been an error. why its not submitted in the database.
(The name Big Modoc is already submitted into the link, just click on the link for relevant results)
