Relocated elephants from P. T. Barnum’s Grand Colossal Museum and Menagerie in United States

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival Departure	Present location	Import
P. T. Barnum’s Grand Colossal Museum and Menagerie had previously 9 elephants relocated to new location.
1	† ♂ EM - Old Josh	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1851-05-04 1854-00-00	Van Amburg Circus	1851-05-04
2	† ♂ EM - Pizarro II	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :	1851-00-00 1854-00-00	Van Amburg Circus	1851-05-04
3	† ♀ EM - Mary	dead: Born unknown Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :	1851-00-00 1854-00-00	U.S.A. unspecified location	1851-05-04
4	† ♀ EM - Jenny	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :	1851-05-04 1854-00-00	U.S.A. unspecified location	1851-05-04
5	† ♀ EM - Fanny	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :	1851-00-00 1854-00-00	U.S.A. unspecified location	1851-05-04
6	† ♂ EM - Mogul	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :	1851-00-00 1854-00-00	U.S.A. unspecified location	1851-05-04
7	† ♂ EM - Mickey	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :	1851-00-00 1854-00-00	U.S.A. unspecified location	1851-05-04
8	† ♂ EM - Canada	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1851-05-04 1855-00-00	Seth B. Howes	1851-05-04
9	† ♂ EM - Romeo (Canada, Selim)	dead: Born wild Dead: 1872-06-05, ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1851-00-00	Adam Forepaugh Circus

Source for the list of elephants relocated, previously living at P. T. Barnum’s Grand Colossal Museum and Menagerie

Reference list

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from P. T. Barnum’s Grand Colossal Museum and Menagerie in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 5 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1517 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:
Latest update	Name of elephant	Source (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2020-10-24	Old Josh:	• Page 14, 30, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
2012-09-30	Jenny:	• P. T. Barnum’s Great Travelling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan and Hippodrome compiled by Richard A. Arnold, https://classic.circushistory.org/History/PTB1872.htm • The elephant in America 1840-1860, by Stuart Thayer, Bandwagon • Page 14, 30, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
2012-09-30	Mary:	• The elephant in America 1840-1860, by Stuart Thayer, Bandwagon • Page 14, 30, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
2012-09-30	Pizarro II:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • Ryan Easley, USA • The elephant in America 1840-1860, by Stuart Thayer, Bandwagon • Page 14, 30, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
2012-09-30	Fanny:	• The elephant in America 1840-1860, by Stuart Thayer, Bandwagon • Page 14, 30, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
2012-09-30	Mickey:	• The elephant in America 1840-1860, by Stuart Thayer, Bandwagon • Page 14, 30, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
2012-09-30	Mogul:	• The elephant in America 1840-1860, by Stuart Thayer, Bandwagon • Page 14, 30, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
2012-01-12	Romeo (Canada, Selim):	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lallah_Rookh • http://www.archive.org/stream/lifeofdanrice00browrich#page/258/mode/2up/search/elephant
2012-01-11	Canada:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants

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P. T. Barnum’s Grand Colossal Museum and Menagerie had previously 9 elephants relocated to new location.

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