Tommy
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Al G. Barnes Circus in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Tommy  dead elephant
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 30 years old
Origin
Born:* 1905 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1935-08-22
Death reason: euthanised: executed by Police Chief Edward Hobbs in Peru, IN Winterquarters
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Al G. Barnes Circus, in United States
Date of arrival
1935-00-00Al G. Barnes Circus
from Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
1929-00-00Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
from Sells-Floto Circus
1922-00-00Sells-Floto Circus
from William P. Hall Animal Farm
1921-00-00William P. Hall Animal Farm
from Port of Hamburg
Port of Hamburg
from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
from Port of Hamburg
Port of Hamburg
from Firma Carl Hagenbeck
Record history
History of updates2024-01-06
Latest document update2022-05-07 05:06:39
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† Tommy is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1935-08-22 at Al G. Barnes Circus, in United States, . Official death reason described as executed by Police Chief Edward Hobbs in Peru, IN Winterquarters.

Origin

Tommy was born wild 1905.


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Thei coming of Tom Thumb, age 4 months, smallest baby elephant in the world, at
Columbus, Ohio, brought pleasure to the Sells-Floto family, as well as to thousands of
people in every state. Tommy also was imported from the Hagenback zoo in Hamburg
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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Tommy, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Al G. Barnes Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 26 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3869. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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